#BB3D27#BB3D27

#BB3D27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.166 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3D27
RGB	rgb(187, 61, 39)
HSL	hsl(9, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(9, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 79.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.31, 49.50, 40.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.31, 64.10, 39.44°)
OKLab	oklab(53.88% 0.1403 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(53.88% 0.166 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.5310, 14.0521, 3.4450)
Luminance	0.1405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3D27 #27A5BB

analogous

#BB275B #BB3D27 #BB8727

triadic

#BB3D27 #27BB3D #3D27BB

tetradic

#BB3D27 #5BBB27 #27A5BB #8727BB

square

#BB3D27 #5BBB27 #27A5BB #8727BB

split-complementary

#BB3D27 #27BB87 #275BBB

monochromatic

#561C12 #882C1C #BB3D27 #D95C47 #E38979

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#BB3D27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#BB3D27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3D27

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3D27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3D27	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615723

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817322

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1539

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3d27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 61, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.166 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87963',
    500: '#bb3d27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3d27;
$custom-light: #d87963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3d27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.919,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53878,
    "c": 0.16593,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3D27

secondary

#73BECB

accent

#CFE83F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3D27

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

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