#BB3853#BB3853

#BB3853 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.167 H 12.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3853
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 83)
HSL	hsl(348, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(348, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.26, 53.94, 14.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.26, 55.91, 15.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% 0.1628 0.0369)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.167 12.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.4712, 14.0209, 9.6523)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3853 #38BBA0

analogous

#BB3894 #BB3853 #BB5F38

triadic

#BB3853 #53BB38 #3853BB

tetradic

#BB3853 #94BB38 #38BBA0 #5F38BB

square

#BB3853 #94BB38 #38BBA0 #5F38BB

split-complementary

#BB3853 #38BB5F #3894BB

monochromatic

#5D1C29 #8C2A3E #BB3853 #D06177 #DE90A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#BB3853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#BB3853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3853

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3853	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595853

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7350

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC1A43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.167 12.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67883',
    500: '#bb3853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3853;
$custom-light: #d67883;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.634,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54065,
    "c": 0.16694,
    "h": 12.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3853

secondary

#86C8BB

accent

#DDBF4B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#15090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3853

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

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