#BB3847#BB3847

#BB3847 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.167 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3847
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 71)
HSL	hsl(353, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(353, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 62%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, 53.09, 21.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 57.39, 22.32°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% 0.1581 0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.167 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.0473, 13.8514, 7.4200)
Luminance	0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3847 #38BBAC

analogous

#BB3888 #BB3847 #BB6B38

triadic

#BB3847 #47BB38 #3847BB

tetradic

#BB3847 #88BB38 #38BBAC #6B38BB

square

#BB3847 #88BB38 #38BBAC #6B38BB

split-complementary

#BB3847 #38BB6B #3888BB

monochromatic

#5D1C23 #8C2A35 #BB3847 #D0616D #DE9099

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#BB3847 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#BB3847 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3847

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3847	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3847	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5747

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7243

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD143E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3847;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.167 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6777a',
    500: '#bb3847',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3847;
$custom-light: #d6777a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3847",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.13,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53805,
    "c": 0.16662,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3847

secondary

#86C8C1

accent

#DDCC4B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3847

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

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