#BB3C3B#BB3C3B
#BB3C3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.164 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3C3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 60, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.40, 50.79, 29.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.40, 58.75, 30.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.02% 0.1484 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.02% 0.164 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9012, 14.1156, 5.6555) |
| Luminance | 0.1411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 0.91
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.49
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.61
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.70
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.29
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3C3B #3BBABB
analogous
#BB3B7A #BB3C3B #BB7C3B
triadic
#BB3C3B #3BBB3C #3C3BBB
tetradic
#BB3C3B #7ABB3B #3BBABB #7C3BBB
square
#BB3C3B #7ABB3B #3BBABB #7C3BBB
split-complementary
#BB3C3B #3BBB7C #3B7ABB
monochromatic
#5E1E1E #8C2D2C #BB3C3B #CE6665 #DD9493
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.49
#BB3C3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.82
#BB3C3B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3C3B
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3C3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3C3B | 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)
#5F583A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7337
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD193D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3c3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 60, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.164 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77971',
500: '#bb3c3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3c3b; $custom-light: #d77971; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3c3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 60,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.469,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54023,
"c": 0.16352,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.14112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3C3B
secondary
#8AC8C8
accent
#DADB4C
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A