#BB3953#BB3953

#BB3953 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.166 H 13.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3953
RGB	rgb(187, 57, 83)
HSL	hsl(348, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(348, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, 53.55, 14.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 55.59, 15.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1616 0.0374)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.166 13)
XYZ	xyz(23.5201, 14.1188, 9.6686)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3953 #39BBA1

analogous

#BB3994 #BB3953 #BB6039

triadic

#BB3953 #53BB39 #3953BB

tetradic

#BB3953 #94BB39 #39BBA1 #6039BB

square

#BB3953 #94BB39 #39BBA1 #6039BB

split-complementary

#BB3953 #39BB60 #3994BB

monochromatic

#5D1C29 #8C2B3E #BB3953 #CF6278 #DD91A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#BB3953 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#BB3953 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3953

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3953	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3953	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595853

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7350

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC1C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3953;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 57, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.166 13.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67883',
    500: '#bb3953',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3953;
$custom-light: #d67883;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3953",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348,
    "s": 53.279,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54169,
    "c": 0.16584,
    "h": 13
  },
  "luminance": 0.14116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3953

secondary

#87C8BB

accent

#DDC04B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3953

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

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