#BB3856#BB3856

#BB3856 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.167 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3856
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 86)
HSL	hsl(346, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.33, 54.17, 12.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.33, 55.70, 13.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.14% 0.164 0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(54.14% 0.167 11.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5895, 14.0682, 10.2756)
Luminance	0.1406 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3856 #38BB9D

analogous

#BB3897 #BB3856 #BB5C38

triadic

#BB3856 #56BB38 #3856BB

tetradic

#BB3856 #97BB38 #38BB9D #5C38BB

square

#BB3856 #97BB38 #38BB9D #5C38BB

split-complementary

#BB3856 #38BB5C #3897BB

monochromatic

#5D1C2B #8C2A40 #BB3856 #D0617A #DE90A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#BB3856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#BB3856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3856

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3856	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585856

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7353

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC1C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.167 11.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57885',
    500: '#bb3856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3856;
$custom-light: #d57885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.26,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54138,
    "c": 0.16722,
    "h": 11.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3856

secondary

#86C8B9

accent

#DDBC4B

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#15090B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3856

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

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