#BB3832#BB3832

#BB3832 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.169 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3832
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 50)
HSL	hsl(3, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(3, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 73.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 51.94, 33.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 62.06, 33.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.46% 0.1501 0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(53.46% 0.169 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4859, 13.6268, 4.4632)
Luminance	0.1362 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3832 #32B5BB

analogous

#BB3271 #BB3832 #BB7D32

triadic

#BB3832 #32BB38 #3832BB

tetradic

#BB3832 #71BB32 #32B5BB #7D32BB

square

#BB3832 #71BB32 #32B5BB #7D32BB

split-complementary

#BB3832 #32BB7D #3271BB

monochromatic

#5A1B18 #8B2A25 #BB3832 #D25D58 #DF8C88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#BB3832 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#BB3832 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3832

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3832	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3832	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5530

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E722D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0838

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3832;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.169 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8776a',
    500: '#bb3832',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3832;
$custom-light: #d8776a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3832",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.628,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53456,
    "c": 0.16864,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3832

secondary

#80C6C9

accent

#DAE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3832

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

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