#BB3B3A#BB3B3A
#BB3B3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.165 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3B3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 59, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 69%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.24, 51.15, 29.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.24, 59.25, 30.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.9% 0.1493 0.0694) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.9% 0.165 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8236, 14.0015, 5.5029) |
| Luminance | 0.1400 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.13
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.63
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.67
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.82
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.21
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3B3A #3ABABB
analogous
#BB3A79 #BB3B3A #BB7B3A
triadic
#BB3B3A #3ABB3B #3B3ABB
tetradic
#BB3B3A #79BB3A #3ABABB #7B3ABB
square
#BB3B3A #79BB3A #3ABABB #7B3ABB
split-complementary
#BB3B3A #3ABB7B #3A79BB
monochromatic
#5E1E1D #8C2C2C #BB3B3A #CF6463 #DD9392
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#BB3B3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#BB3B3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3B3A
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3B3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3B3A | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.80 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5739
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7336
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD163C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3b3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 59, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.165 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77970',
500: '#bb3b3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3b3a; $custom-light: #d77970; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3b3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 59,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.465,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53897,
"c": 0.16464,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.13998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3B3A
secondary
#88C8C8
accent
#DBDC4C
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A