#BB3F46#BB3F46
#BB3F46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.159 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3F46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 63, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 62.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.03, 50.21, 23.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.03, 55.52, 25.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.56% 0.1487 0.057) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.56% 0.159 21) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3788, 14.5652, 7.3735) |
| Luminance | 0.1456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.07
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.26
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.64
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.19
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.58
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3F46 #3FBBB4
analogous
#BB3F84 #BB3F46 #BB763F
triadic
#BB3F46 #46BB3F #3F46BB
tetradic
#BB3F46 #84BB3F #3FBBB4 #763FBB
square
#BB3F46 #84BB3F #3FBBB4 #763FBB
split-complementary
#BB3F46 #3FBB76 #3F84BB
monochromatic
#5F2024 #8D3035 #BB3F46 #CD6A70 #DC989C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.37
#BB3F46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#BB3F46 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3F46
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3F46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3F46 | 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)
#5F5A45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7443
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD2243
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3f46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 63, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.159 21.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67b79',
500: '#bb3f46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3f46; $custom-light: #d67b79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3f46",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 63,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.613,
"s": 49.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54556,
"c": 0.15926,
"h": 21
},
"luminance": 0.14562
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3F46
secondary
#8EC8C5
accent
#D9D14F
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B