#BB3F45#BB3F45
#BB3F45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.159 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3F45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 63, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 63.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.02, 50.14, 24.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.02, 55.72, 25.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.54% 0.1483 0.0582) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.54% 0.159 21.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3475, 14.5527, 7.2086) |
| Luminance | 0.1455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.94
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.24
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.38
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.19
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.51
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3F45 #3FBBB5
analogous
#BB3F83 #BB3F45 #BB773F
triadic
#BB3F45 #45BB3F #3F45BB
tetradic
#BB3F45 #83BB3F #3FBBB5 #773FBB
square
#BB3F45 #83BB3F #3FBBB5 #773FBB
split-complementary
#BB3F45 #3FBB77 #3F83BB
monochromatic
#5F2023 #8D3034 #BB3F45 #CD6A6F #DC989B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.37
#BB3F45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#BB3F45 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3F45
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3F45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3F45 | 1.00 | 5.37 | 3.91 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605A44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7442
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD2242
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3f45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 63, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.159 21.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67b78',
500: '#bb3f45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3f45; $custom-light: #d67b78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3f45",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 63,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.097,
"s": 49.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54537,
"c": 0.15934,
"h": 21.4
},
"luminance": 0.14549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3F45
secondary
#8EC8C5
accent
#D9D24F
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B