#BB3956#BB3956

#BB3956 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.166 H 11.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3956
RGB	rgb(187, 57, 86)
HSL	hsl(347, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(347, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 53.79, 13.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 55.37, 13.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% 0.1628 0.0332)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.166 11.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6385, 14.1661, 10.2919)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3956 #39BB9E

analogous

#BB3997 #BB3956 #BB5D39

triadic

#BB3956 #56BB39 #3956BB

tetradic

#BB3956 #97BB39 #39BB9E #5D39BB

square

#BB3956 #97BB39 #39BB9E #5D39BB

split-complementary

#BB3956 #39BB5D #3997BB

monochromatic

#5D1C2B #8C2B40 #BB3956 #CF627A #DD91A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BB3956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BB3956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3956

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3956	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)

#595856

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7353

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC1E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 57, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.166 11.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57885',
    500: '#bb3956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3956;
$custom-light: #d57885;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.615,
    "s": 53.279,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54241,
    "c": 0.16611,
    "h": 11.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3956

secondary

#87C8BA

accent

#DDBC4B

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3956

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

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