#BB3C55#BB3C55

#BB3C55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.163 H 12.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3C55
RGB	rgb(187, 60, 85)
HSL	hsl(348, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(348, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.88, 52.52, 14.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.88, 54.44, 15.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.1586 0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.163 12.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.7512, 14.4556, 10.1321)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3C55 #3CBBA2

analogous

#BB3C94 #BB3C55 #BB623C

triadic

#BB3C55 #55BB3C #3C55BB

tetradic

#BB3C55 #94BB3C #3CBBA2 #623CBB

square

#BB3C55 #94BB3C #3CBBA2 #623CBB

split-complementary

#BB3C55 #3CBB62 #3C94BB

monochromatic

#5E1E2B #8D2D40 #BB3C55 #CE667B #DD95A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#BB3C55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#BB3C55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3C55

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3C55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3C55	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7452

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2346

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3c55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 60, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.163 12.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57a84',
    500: '#bb3c55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3c55;
$custom-light: #d57a84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3c55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.189,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54538,
    "c": 0.16261,
    "h": 12.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3C55

secondary

#8BC8BC

accent

#DBBF4D

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3C55

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

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