#BB3E29#BB3E29

#BB3E29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.165 H 32.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3E29
RGB	rgb(187, 62, 41)
HSL	hsl(9, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 78.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.48, 49.15, 39.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.48, 63.27, 39.02°)
OKLab	oklab(54.01% 0.1396 0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(54.01% 0.165 32)
XYZ	xyz(22.6189, 14.1735, 3.6421)
Luminance	0.1417 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3E29 #29A6BB

analogous

#BB295D #BB3E29 #BB8729

triadic

#BB3E29 #29BB3E #3E29BB

tetradic

#BB3E29 #5DBB29 #29A6BB #8729BB

square

#BB3E29 #5DBB29 #29A6BB #8729BB

split-complementary

#BB3E29 #29BB87 #295DBB

monochromatic

#571D13 #892D1E #BB3E29 #D75E4A #E28B7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#BB3E29 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#BB3E29 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3E29

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3E29	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3E29	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625826

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817324

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE183A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3e29;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 62, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.165 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87a64',
    500: '#bb3e29',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3e29;
$custom-light: #d87a64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3e29",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.63,
    "s": 64.035,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54014,
    "c": 0.16464,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.1417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3E29

secondary

#75BECB

accent

#CFE741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3E29

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

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