#BB3E38#BB3E38

#BB3E38 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.162 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3E38
RGB	rgb(187, 62, 56)
HSL	hsl(3, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(3, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 70.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.66, 49.81, 31.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.66, 58.99, 32.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.1447 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.162 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.9324, 14.2989, 5.2930)
Luminance	0.1430 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3E38 #38B5BB

analogous

#BB3874 #BB3E38 #BB7F38

triadic

#BB3E38 #38BB3E #3E38BB

tetradic

#BB3E38 #74BB38 #38B5BB #7F38BB

square

#BB3E38 #74BB38 #38B5BB #7F38BB

split-complementary

#BB3E38 #38BB7F #3874BB

monochromatic

#5D1F1C #8C2E2A #BB3E38 #D06661 #DE9390

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#BB3E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#BB3E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3E38

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3E38	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615836

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807434

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1C3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 62, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.162 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77a6f',
    500: '#bb3e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3e38;
$custom-light: #d77a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.748,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54205,
    "c": 0.16196,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3E38

secondary

#86C5C8

accent

#D7DD4B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3E38

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

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