#BB3851#BB3851

#BB3851 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.167 H 13.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3851
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 81)
HSL	hsl(349, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(349, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.22, 53.79, 15.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.22, 56.09, 16.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.02% 0.162 0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(54.02% 0.167 13.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.3951, 13.9905, 9.2515)
Luminance	0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3851 #38BBA2

analogous

#BB3892 #BB3851 #BB6138

triadic

#BB3851 #51BB38 #3851BB

tetradic

#BB3851 #92BB38 #38BBA2 #6138BB

square

#BB3851 #92BB38 #38BBA2 #6138BB

split-complementary

#BB3851 #38BB61 #3892BB

monochromatic

#5D1C28 #8C2A3D #BB3851 #D06176 #DE909F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#BB3851 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#BB3851 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3851

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3851	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3851	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595751

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B724E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC1942

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3851;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.167 13.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67881',
    500: '#bb3851',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3851;
$custom-light: #d67881;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3851",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.55,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54019,
    "c": 0.16679,
    "h": 13.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3851

secondary

#86C8BC

accent

#DDC14B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3851

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

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