#BB3857#BB3857

#BB3857 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.167 H 10.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3857
RGB	rgb(187, 56, 87)
HSL	hsl(346, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 53.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.35, 54.25, 12.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.35, 55.65, 12.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1644 0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.167 10.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.6301, 14.0845, 10.4892)
Luminance	0.1408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3857 #38BB9C

analogous

#BB3898 #BB3857 #BB5B38

triadic

#BB3857 #57BB38 #3857BB

tetradic

#BB3857 #98BB38 #38BB9C #5B38BB

square

#BB3857 #98BB38 #38BB9C #5B38BB

split-complementary

#BB3857 #38BB5B #3898BB

monochromatic

#5D1C2B #8C2A41 #BB3857 #D0617B #DE90A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#BB3857 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#BB3857 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3857

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3857	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3857	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585857

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7354

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC1C45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3857;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 56, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.167 10.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57886',
    500: '#bb3857',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3857;
$custom-light: #d57886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3857",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.802,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54162,
    "c": 0.16734,
    "h": 10.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3857

secondary

#86C8B9

accent

#DDBB4B

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#15090B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3857

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

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