#BB3B48#BB3B48

#BB3B48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.163 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3B48
RGB	rgb(187, 59, 72)
HSL	hsl(354, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(354, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.4%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 51.98, 21.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 56.35, 22.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.1547 0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.163 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.2295, 14.1639, 7.6403)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3B48 #3BBBAE

analogous

#BB3B88 #BB3B48 #BB6E3B

triadic

#BB3B48 #48BB3B #3B48BB

tetradic

#BB3B48 #88BB3B #3BBBAE #6E3BBB

square

#BB3B48 #88BB3B #3BBBAE #6E3BBB

split-complementary

#BB3B48 #3BBB6E #3B88BB

monochromatic

#5E1E24 #8C2C36 #BB3B48 #CE6570 #DD939B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BB3B48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BB3B48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3B48

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3B48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3B48	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5848

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7345

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1C41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3b48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 59, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.163 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6797a',
    500: '#bb3b48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3b48;
$custom-light: #d6797a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3b48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.906,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54145,
    "c": 0.16345,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3B48

secondary

#8AC8C2

accent

#DBCD4C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3B48

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

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