#BB3C50#BB3C50

#BB3C50 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.162 H 15.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3C50
RGB	rgb(187, 60, 80)
HSL	hsl(351, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(351, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 57.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 52.14, 17.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 54.92, 18.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% 0.1566 0.0428)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.162 15.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5595, 14.3789, 9.1227)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3C50 #3CBBA7

analogous

#BB3C8F #BB3C50 #BB673C

triadic

#BB3C50 #50BB3C #3C50BB

tetradic

#BB3C50 #8FBB3C #3CBBA7 #673CBB

square

#BB3C50 #8FBB3C #3CBBA7 #673CBB

split-complementary

#BB3C50 #3CBB67 #3C8FBB

monochromatic

#5E1E28 #8D2D3C #BB3C50 #CE6677 #DD95A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#BB3C50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#BB3C50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3C50

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3C50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3C50	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5950

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C744D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3c50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 60, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.162 15.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67a80',
    500: '#bb3c50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3c50;
$custom-light: #d67a80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3c50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.551,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54423,
    "c": 0.16234,
    "h": 15.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3C50

secondary

#8BC8BF

accent

#DBC54D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3C50

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

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