#BB3B3D#BB3B3D
#BB3B3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.164 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3B3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 59, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 67.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.28, 51.31, 28.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.28, 58.54, 28.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.95% 0.1504 0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.95% 0.164 23.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9022, 14.0329, 5.9167) |
| Luminance | 0.1403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 0.77
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.75
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.06
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.09
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.94
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3B3D #3BBBB9
analogous
#BB3B7D #BB3B3D #BB793B
triadic
#BB3B3D #3DBB3B #3B3DBB
tetradic
#BB3B3D #7DBB3B #3BBBB9 #793BBB
square
#BB3B3D #7DBB3B #3BBBB9 #793BBB
split-complementary
#BB3B3D #3BBB79 #3B7DBB
monochromatic
#5E1E1F #8C2C2E #BB3B3D #CE6566 #DD9395
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.52
#BB3B3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.81
#BB3B3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3B3D
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3B3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3B3D | 1.00 | 5.52 | 3.81 | 5.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E573C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7339
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD173D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3b3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 59, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.164 23.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77972',
500: '#bb3b3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3b3d; $custom-light: #d77972; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3b3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 59,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.063,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53945,
"c": 0.16428,
"h": 23.7
},
"luminance": 0.1403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3B3D
secondary
#8AC8C7
accent
#DBD94C
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B