#BB3741#BB3741

#BB3741 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.168 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3741
RGB	rgb(187, 55, 65)
HSL	hsl(355, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(355, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 65.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.77, 53.10, 25.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.77, 58.75, 25.33°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.1569 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.168 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.8162, 13.6821, 6.4395)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3741 #37BBB1

analogous

#BB3783 #BB3741 #BB6F37

triadic

#BB3741 #41BB37 #3741BB

tetradic

#BB3741 #83BB37 #37BBB1 #6F37BB

square

#BB3741 #83BB37 #37BBB1 #6F37BB

split-complementary

#BB3741 #37BB6F #3783BB

monochromatic

#5C1B20 #8C2931 #BB3741 #D05F68 #DE8E95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#BB3741 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BB3741 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3741

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3741	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3741	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5640

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D723D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD0E3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3741;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 55, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.168 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77775',
    500: '#bb3741',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3741;
$custom-light: #d77775;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3741",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.455,
    "s": 54.545,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53587,
    "c": 0.16792,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3741

secondary

#85C9C3

accent

#DED34A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3741

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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