#BB3C3F#BB3C3F
#BB3C3F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.163 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3C3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 60, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 66.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.46, 51.02, 27.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.46, 57.82, 28.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.09% 0.1499 0.0641) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.09% 0.163 23.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0090, 14.1587, 6.2230) |
| Luminance | 0.1416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 0.80
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.79
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.60
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.01
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.01
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3C3F #3CBBB8
analogous
#BB3C7E #BB3C3F #BB783C
triadic
#BB3C3F #3FBB3C #3C3FBB
tetradic
#BB3C3F #7EBB3C #3CBBB8 #783CBB
square
#BB3C3F #7EBB3C #3CBBB8 #783CBB
split-complementary
#BB3C3F #3CBB78 #3C7EBB
monochromatic
#5E1E20 #8D2D2F #BB3C3F #CE6669 #DD9596
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.48
#BB3C3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.83
#BB3C3F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3C3F
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3C3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3C3F | 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)
#5E583E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E733B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD1A3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3c3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 60, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.163 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77974',
500: '#bb3c3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3c3f; $custom-light: #d77974; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3c3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 60,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.583,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54089,
"c": 0.16305,
"h": 23.2
},
"luminance": 0.14155
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3C3F
secondary
#8BC8C7
accent
#DBD84D
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B