#BB3C34#BB3C34

#BB3C34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.165 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3C34
RGB	rgb(187, 60, 52)
HSL	hsl(4, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(4, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 72.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.30, 50.44, 33.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.30, 60.55, 33.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.92% 0.1458 0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(53.92% 0.165 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.7317, 14.0478, 4.7627)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3C34 #34B3BB

analogous

#BB346F #BB3C34 #BB8034

triadic

#BB3C34 #34BB3C #3C34BB

tetradic

#BB3C34 #6FBB34 #34B3BB #8034BB

square

#BB3C34 #6FBB34 #34B3BB #8034BB

split-complementary

#BB3C34 #34BB80 #346FBB

monochromatic

#5B1D19 #8B2D27 #BB3C34 #D1625B #DF908B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#BB3C34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#BB3C34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3C34

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3C34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3C34	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605732

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7330

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE163B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3c34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 60, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.165 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7796c',
    500: '#bb3c34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3c34;
$custom-light: #d7796c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3c34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.556,
    "s": 56.485,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5392,
    "c": 0.16455,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3C34

secondary

#82C5C9

accent

#D7E048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3C34

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

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