#BB3A24#BB3A24

#BB3A24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.169 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3A24
RGB	rgb(187, 58, 36)
HSL	hsl(9, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 80.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.83, 50.62, 41.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.83, 65.66, 39.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% 0.1432 0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.169 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3276, 13.7217, 3.1416)
Luminance	0.1372 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3A24 #24A5BB

analogous

#BB2459 #BB3A24 #BB8524

triadic

#BB3A24 #24BB3A #3A24BB

tetradic

#BB3A24 #59BB24 #24A5BB #8524BB

square

#BB3A24 #59BB24 #24A5BB #8524BB

split-complementary

#BB3A24 #24BB85 #2459BB

monochromatic

#541A10 #882A1A #BB3A24 #DB5842 #E48575

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#BB3A24 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#BB3A24 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3A24

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3A24	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3A24	1.00	5.61	3.74	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605520

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE0A36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3a24;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 58, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.169 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87861',
    500: '#bb3a24',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3a24;
$custom-light: #d87861;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3a24",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.742,
    "s": 67.713,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53512,
    "c": 0.16916,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3A24

secondary

#6FBECC

accent

#D1EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3A24

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

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