#BB3E42#BB3E42

#BB3E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.161 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3E42
RGB	rgb(187, 62, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(358, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 64.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.81, 50.37, 25.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.81, 56.61, 27.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% 0.1485 0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.161 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2019, 14.4066, 6.7122)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3E42 #3EBBB7

analogous

#BB3E81 #BB3E42 #BB793E

triadic

#BB3E42 #42BB3E #3E42BB

tetradic

#BB3E42 #81BB3E #3EBBB7 #793EBB

square

#BB3E42 #81BB3E #3EBBB7 #793EBB

split-complementary

#BB3E42 #3EBB79 #3E81BB

monochromatic

#5F2022 #8D2F32 #BB3E42 #CD696C #DC9799

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#BB3E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#BB3E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3E42

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3E42	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5941

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F743F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD1F41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 62, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.161 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67a76',
    500: '#bb3e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3e42;
$custom-light: #d67a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.08,
    "s": 50.201,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54367,
    "c": 0.16067,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3E42

secondary

#8DC8C6

accent

#DAD54E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3E42

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

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