#BB3C59#BB3C59

#BB3C59 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.163 H 10.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3C59
RGB	rgb(187, 60, 89)
HSL	hsl(346, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 52.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.97, 52.85, 11.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.97, 54.19, 12.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.1601 0.0305)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.163 10.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.9146, 14.5209, 10.9928)
Luminance	0.1452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3C59 #3CBB9E

analogous

#BB3C98 #BB3C59 #BB5E3C

triadic

#BB3C59 #59BB3C #3C59BB

tetradic

#BB3C59 #98BB3C #3CBB9E #5E3CBB

square

#BB3C59 #98BB3C #3CBB9E #5E3CBB

split-complementary

#BB3C59 #3CBB5E #3C98BB

monochromatic

#5E1E2D #8D2D43 #BB3C59 #CE667E #DD95A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#BB3C59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#BB3C59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3C59

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3C59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3C59	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7456

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2448

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3c59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 60, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.163 10.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57a87',
    500: '#bb3c59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3c59;
$custom-light: #d57a87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3c59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.299,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54636,
    "c": 0.16302,
    "h": 10.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3C59

secondary

#8BC8BA

accent

#DBBA4D

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3C59

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

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