#BB3C41#BB3C41
#BB3C41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.163 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3C41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 60, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 65.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.49, 51.13, 26.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.49, 57.38, 26.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.12% 0.1507 0.0618) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.12% 0.163 22.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0659, 14.1814, 6.5227) |
| Luminance | 0.1418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.33
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.13
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.15
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.79
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.99
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3C41 #3CBBB6
analogous
#BB3C80 #BB3C41 #BB763C
triadic
#BB3C41 #41BB3C #3C41BB
tetradic
#BB3C41 #80BB3C #3CBBB6 #763CBB
square
#BB3C41 #80BB3C #3CBBB6 #763CBB
split-complementary
#BB3C41 #3CBB76 #3C80BB
monochromatic
#5E1E21 #8D2D31 #BB3C41 #CE666A #DD9597
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.48
#BB3C41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#BB3C41 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3C41
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3C41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3C41 | 1.00 | 5.48 | 3.84 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5840
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E733D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD1B3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3c41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 60, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.163 22.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77975',
500: '#bb3c41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3c41; $custom-light: #d77975; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3c41",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 60,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.638,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54124,
"c": 0.16285,
"h": 22.3
},
"luminance": 0.14178
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3C41
secondary
#8BC8C6
accent
#DBD54D
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B