#BB3959#BB3959

#BB3959 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.166 H 10.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3959
RGB	rgb(187, 57, 89)
HSL	hsl(345, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(345, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 52.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.54, 54.03, 11.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.54, 55.22, 11.91°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.1639 0.0291)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.166 10.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7619, 14.2155, 10.9419)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3959 #39BB9B

analogous

#BB399A #BB3959 #BB5A39

triadic

#BB3959 #59BB39 #3959BB

tetradic

#BB3959 #9ABB39 #39BB9B #5A39BB

square

#BB3959 #9ABB39 #39BB9B #5A39BB

split-complementary

#BB3959 #39BB5A #399ABB

monochromatic

#5D1C2C #8C2B43 #BB3959 #CF627D #DD91A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#BB3959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#BB3959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3959

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3959	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58595A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7356

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC1F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 57, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.166 10.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57887',
    500: '#bb3959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3959;
$custom-light: #d57887;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.231,
    "s": 53.279,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54316,
    "c": 0.16647,
    "h": 10.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3959

secondary

#87C8B8

accent

#DDB94B

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3959

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

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