#BB3C46#BB3C46
#BB3C46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.162 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3C46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 60, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 62.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.58, 51.44, 23.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.58, 56.40, 24.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.22% 0.1526 0.0557) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.22% 0.162 20) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2172, 14.2420, 7.3196) |
| Luminance | 0.1424 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.41
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.86
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.73
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.30
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.35
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3C46 #3CBBB1
analogous
#BB3C85 #BB3C46 #BB713C
triadic
#BB3C46 #46BB3C #3C46BB
tetradic
#BB3C46 #85BB3C #3CBBB1 #713CBB
square
#BB3C46 #85BB3C #3CBBB1 #713CBB
split-complementary
#BB3C46 #3CBB71 #3C85BB
monochromatic
#5E1E23 #8D2D35 #BB3C46 #CE666E #DD959A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.46
#BB3C46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.85
#BB3C46 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3C46
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3C46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3C46 | 1.00 | 5.46 | 3.85 | 5.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5845
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7343
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD1D41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3c46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 60, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.162 20.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67979',
500: '#bb3c46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3c46; $custom-light: #d67979; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3c46",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 60,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.276,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54216,
"c": 0.16247,
"h": 20
},
"luminance": 0.14239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3C46
secondary
#8BC8C3
accent
#DBD04D
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B