#BB3F39#BB3F39
#BB3F39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.161 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3F39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 63, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 69.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.83, 49.45, 31.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.83, 58.47, 32.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.34% 0.1437 0.0721) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.34% 0.161 26.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0120, 14.4185, 5.4414) |
| Luminance | 0.1442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.89
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.43
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.42
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.77
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.92
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3F39 #39B5BB
analogous
#BB3974 #BB3F39 #BB8039
triadic
#BB3F39 #39BB3F #3F39BB
tetradic
#BB3F39 #74BB39 #39B5BB #8039BB
square
#BB3F39 #74BB39 #39B5BB #8039BB
split-complementary
#BB3F39 #39BB80 #3974BB
monochromatic
#5D1F1C #8C2F2B #BB3F39 #CF6762 #DD9491
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.41
#BB3F39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#BB3F39 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3F39
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3F39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3F39 | 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)
#615937
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807435
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD1F3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3f39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 63, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.161 26.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77b6f',
500: '#bb3f39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3f39; $custom-light: #d77b6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3f39",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 63,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.769,
"s": 53.279,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54336,
"c": 0.1608,
"h": 26.6
},
"luminance": 0.14415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3F39
secondary
#87C5C8
accent
#D6DD4B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A