#BB3B44#BB3B44
#BB3B44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.164 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3B44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 59, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 63.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.40, 51.72, 24.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.40, 57.06, 24.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.07% 0.1531 0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.07% 0.164 20.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1032, 14.1133, 6.9753) |
| Luminance | 0.1411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.46
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.72
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.51
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.02
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.06
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3B44 #3BBBB2
analogous
#BB3B84 #BB3B44 #BB723B
triadic
#BB3B44 #44BB3B #3B44BB
tetradic
#BB3B44 #84BB3B #3BBBB2 #723BBB
square
#BB3B44 #84BB3B #3BBBB2 #723BBB
split-complementary
#BB3B44 #3BBB72 #3B84BB
monochromatic
#5E1E22 #8C2C33 #BB3B44 #CE656C #DD9399
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.49
#BB3B44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.82
#BB3B44 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3B44
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3B44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3B44 | 1.00 | 5.49 | 3.82 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5843
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7340
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD1A3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3b44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 59, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.164 20.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67977',
500: '#bb3b44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3b44; $custom-light: #d67977; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3b44",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 59,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.781,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54068,
"c": 0.16364,
"h": 20.6
},
"luminance": 0.1411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3B44
secondary
#8AC8C4
accent
#DBD14C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B