#BB3E59#BB3E59

#BB3E59 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.161 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3E59
RGB	rgb(187, 62, 89)
HSL	hsl(347, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(347, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 52.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 52.04, 12.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 53.49, 13.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.1575 0.0315)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.161 11.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0214, 14.7345, 11.0284)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3E59 #3EBBA0

analogous

#BB3E98 #BB3E59 #BB623E

triadic

#BB3E59 #59BB3E #3E59BB

tetradic

#BB3E59 #98BB3E #3EBBA0 #623EBB

square

#BB3E59 #98BB3E #3EBBA0 #623EBB

split-complementary

#BB3E59 #3EBB62 #3E98BB

monochromatic

#5F202D #8D2F43 #BB3E59 #CD697F #DC97A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BB3E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BB3E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3E59

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3E59	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5B59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7556

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 62, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.161 11.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57b87',
    500: '#bb3e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3e59;
$custom-light: #d57b87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.04,
    "s": 50.201,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54858,
    "c": 0.16066,
    "h": 11.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3E59

secondary

#8DC8BB

accent

#DABC4E

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3E59

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

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