#BB3946#BB3946

#BB3946 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.166 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3946
RGB	rgb(187, 57, 70)
HSL	hsl(354, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(354, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 62.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.14, 52.64, 22.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.14, 57.27, 23.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.1564 0.0544)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.166 19.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.0645, 13.9365, 7.2687)
Luminance	0.1393 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3946 #39BBAE

analogous

#BB3987 #BB3946 #BB6D39

triadic

#BB3946 #46BB39 #3946BB

tetradic

#BB3946 #87BB39 #39BBAE #6D39BB

square

#BB3946 #87BB39 #39BBAE #6D39BB

split-complementary

#BB3946 #39BB6D #3987BB

monochromatic

#5D1C23 #8C2B34 #BB3946 #CF626D #DD9199

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#BB3946 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#BB3946 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3946

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3946	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3946	1.00	5.55	3.79	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5746

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7242

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD163F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3946;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 57, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.166 19.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67879',
    500: '#bb3946',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3946;
$custom-light: #d67879;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3946",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354,
    "s": 53.279,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5389,
    "c": 0.16562,
    "h": 19.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3946

secondary

#87C8C2

accent

#DDCE4B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160909

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3946

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

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