#BB3E35#BB3E35

#BB3E35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.162 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3E35
RGB	rgb(187, 62, 53)
HSL	hsl(4, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(4, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, 49.66, 33.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 59.79, 33.83°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1436 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.162 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8612, 14.2704, 4.9181)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3E35 #35B2BB

analogous

#BB356F #BB3E35 #BB8135

triadic

#BB3E35 #35BB3E #3E35BB

tetradic

#BB3E35 #6FBB35 #35B2BB #8135BB

square

#BB3E35 #6FBB35 #35B2BB #8135BB

split-complementary

#BB3E35 #35BB81 #356FBB

monochromatic

#5C1E1A #8B2E27 #BB3E35 #D1645C #DE928C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#BB3E35 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#BB3E35 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3E35

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3E35	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3E35	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615833

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807431

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1B3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3e35;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 62, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.162 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77a6d',
    500: '#bb3e35',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3e35;
$custom-light: #d77a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3e35",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.03,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54161,
    "c": 0.16244,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3E35

secondary

#83C4C9

accent

#D5DF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3E35

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

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