#BB383A#BB383A
#BB383A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.168 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB383A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 56, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 69%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.80, 52.33, 29.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.80, 60.02, 29.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.57% 0.153 0.0683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.57% 0.168 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6739, 13.7020, 5.4530) |
| Luminance | 0.1370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.34
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.08
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.96
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.69
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.73
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB383A #38BBB9
analogous
#BB387B #BB383A #BB7738
triadic
#BB383A #3ABB38 #383ABB
tetradic
#BB383A #7BBB38 #38BBB9 #7738BB
square
#BB383A #7BBB38 #38BBB9 #7738BB
split-complementary
#BB383A #38BB77 #387BBB
monochromatic
#5D1C1D #8C2A2B #BB383A #D06162 #DE9091
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#BB383A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#BB383A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB383A
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB383A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB383A | 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)
#5D5639
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7236
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD0D3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb383a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.168 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77770',
500: '#bb383a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb383a; $custom-light: #d77770; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb383a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 56,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.084,
"s": 53.909,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53573,
"c": 0.16757,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.13699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB383A
secondary
#86C8C7
accent
#DDDB4B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A