#BB3743#BB3743
#BB3743 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.168 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3743 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 55, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 64.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.81, 53.22, 23.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.81, 58.37, 24.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.62% 0.1577 0.0573) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.62% 0.168 20) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8752, 13.7057, 6.7500) |
| Luminance | 0.1370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.94
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.06
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.31
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.67
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.74
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3743 #37BBAF
analogous
#BB3785 #BB3743 #BB6D37
triadic
#BB3743 #43BB37 #3743BB
tetradic
#BB3743 #85BB37 #37BBAF #6D37BB
square
#BB3743 #85BB37 #37BBAF #6D37BB
split-complementary
#BB3743 #37BB6D #3785BB
monochromatic
#5C1B21 #8C2932 #BB3743 #D05F69 #DE8E96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.61
#BB3743 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#BB3743 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3743
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3743 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3743 | 1.00 | 5.61 | 3.74 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5642
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C723F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD0F3C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3743; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 55, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.168 20.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77777',
500: '#bb3743',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3743; $custom-light: #d77777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3743",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 55,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.545,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53624,
"c": 0.1678,
"h": 20
},
"luminance": 0.13702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3743
secondary
#85C9C2
accent
#DED04A
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B