#BB3844#BB3844

#BB3844 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.167 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3844
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 68)
HSL	hsl(355, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(355, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 63.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.96, 52.90, 23.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.96, 57.91, 24.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% 0.1569 0.0565)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.167 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.9534, 13.8138, 6.9254)
Luminance	0.1381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3844 #38BBAF

analogous

#BB3885 #BB3844 #BB6E38

triadic

#BB3844 #44BB38 #3844BB

tetradic

#BB3844 #85BB38 #38BBAF #6E38BB

square

#BB3844 #85BB38 #38BBAF #6E38BB

split-complementary

#BB3844 #38BB6E #3885BB

monochromatic

#5D1C22 #8C2A33 #BB3844 #D0616B #DE9097

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#BB3844 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#BB3844 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3844

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3844	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3844	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5644

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7240

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD133D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3844;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.167 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77777',
    500: '#bb3844',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3844;
$custom-light: #d77777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3844",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.504,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53747,
    "c": 0.16674,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3844

secondary

#86C8C2

accent

#DDD04B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3844

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

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