#BB3C32#BB3C32

#BB3C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.165 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3C32
RGB	rgb(187, 60, 50)
HSL	hsl(4, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(4, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 73.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.28, 50.35, 34.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.28, 61.10, 34.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.1451 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.165 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.6876, 14.0301, 4.5304)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3C32 #32B1BB

analogous

#BB326C #BB3C32 #BB8132

triadic

#BB3C32 #32BB3C #3C32BB

tetradic

#BB3C32 #6CBB32 #32B1BB #8132BB

square

#BB3C32 #6CBB32 #32B1BB #8132BB

split-complementary

#BB3C32 #32BB81 #326CBB

monochromatic

#5A1D18 #8B2D25 #BB3C32 #D26158 #DF8F88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#BB3C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#BB3C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3C32

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3C32	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)

#605730

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE163B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 60, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.165 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7796a',
    500: '#bb3c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3c32;
$custom-light: #d7796a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.38,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53893,
    "c": 0.16487,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3C32

secondary

#80C4C9

accent

#D6E147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3C32

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

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