#BB3955#BB3955

#BB3955 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.166 H 12.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3955
RGB	rgb(187, 57, 85)
HSL	hsl(347, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(347, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.45, 53.71, 13.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.45, 55.44, 14.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% 0.1624 0.0346)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.166 12)
XYZ	xyz(23.5985, 14.1501, 10.0812)
Luminance	0.1415 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3955 #39BB9F

analogous

#BB3996 #BB3955 #BB5E39

triadic

#BB3955 #55BB39 #3955BB

tetradic

#BB3955 #96BB39 #39BB9F #5E39BB

square

#BB3955 #96BB39 #39BB9F #5E39BB

split-complementary

#BB3955 #39BB5E #3996BB

monochromatic

#5D1C2A #8C2B40 #BB3955 #CF627A #DD91A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BB3955 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BB3955 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3955

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3955	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3955	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7352

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC1D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3955;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 57, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.166 12.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67884',
    500: '#bb3955',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3955;
$custom-light: #d67884;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3955",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.077,
    "s": 53.279,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54217,
    "c": 0.16601,
    "h": 12
  },
  "luminance": 0.14147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3955

secondary

#87C8BA

accent

#DDBD4B

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3955

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

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