#BB3F42#BB3F42

#BB3F42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.160 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3F42
RGB	rgb(187, 63, 66)
HSL	hsl(359, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 64.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 49.95, 26.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 56.33, 27.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% 0.1471 0.0619)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.16 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.2567, 14.5164, 6.7305)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3F42 #3FBBB8

analogous

#BB3F80 #BB3F42 #BB7A3F

triadic

#BB3F42 #42BB3F #3F42BB

tetradic

#BB3F42 #80BB3F #3FBBB8 #7A3FBB

square

#BB3F42 #80BB3F #3FBBB8 #7A3FBB

split-complementary

#BB3F42 #3FBB7A #3F80BB

monochromatic

#5F2022 #8D3032 #BB3F42 #CD6A6D #DC989A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#BB3F42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#BB3F42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3F42

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3F42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3F42	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F743F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2141

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3f42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 63, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.160 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67b76',
    500: '#bb3f42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3f42;
$custom-light: #d67b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3f42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.548,
    "s": 49.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54483,
    "c": 0.15961,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3F42

secondary

#8EC8C7

accent

#D9D64F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3F42

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

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