#BB3D48#BB3D48
#BB3D48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.161 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3D48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 61, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 61.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.76, 51.17, 22.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.76, 55.75, 23.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.37% 0.1521 0.0536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.37% 0.161 19.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3342, 14.3734, 7.6753) |
| Luminance | 0.1437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.17
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.30
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.01
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.63
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.66
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3D48 #3DBBB0
analogous
#BB3D87 #BB3D48 #BB713D
triadic
#BB3D48 #48BB3D #3D48BB
tetradic
#BB3D48 #87BB3D #3DBBB0 #713DBB
square
#BB3D48 #87BB3D #3DBBB0 #713DBB
split-complementary
#BB3D48 #3DBB71 #3D87BB
monochromatic
#5F1F24 #8D2E36 #BB3D48 #CE6870 #DD969C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#BB3D48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#BB3D48 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3D48
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3D48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3D48 | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.87 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5948
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7445
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD1F42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3d48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 61, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.161 19.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67a7a',
500: '#bb3d48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3d48; $custom-light: #d67a7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3d48",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 61,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.762,
"s": 50.806,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54366,
"c": 0.1613,
"h": 19.4
},
"luminance": 0.1437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3D48
secondary
#8CC8C3
accent
#DACE4E
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B