#BB3932#BB3932

#BB3932 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.168 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3932
RGB	rgb(187, 57, 50)
HSL	hsl(3, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(3, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 73.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 51.55, 34.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 61.82, 33.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% 0.1489 0.0772)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.168 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.5349, 13.7247, 4.4795)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3932 #32B4BB

analogous

#BB3270 #BB3932 #BB7E32

triadic

#BB3932 #32BB39 #3932BB

tetradic

#BB3932 #70BB32 #32B4BB #7E32BB

square

#BB3932 #70BB32 #32B4BB #7E32BB

split-complementary

#BB3932 #32BB7E #3270BB

monochromatic

#5A1C18 #8B2A25 #BB3932 #D25E58 #DF8D88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#BB3932 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BB3932 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3932

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3932	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3932	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5630

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0C39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3932;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 57, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.168 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d8776a',
    500: '#bb3932',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3932;
$custom-light: #d8776a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3932",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.066,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53563,
    "c": 0.1677,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3932

secondary

#80C5C9

accent

#D9E147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3932

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

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