#BB3F48#BB3F48
#BB3F48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.159 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3F48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 63, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 61.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.07, 50.34, 22.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.07, 55.16, 24.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.59% 0.1495 0.0545) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.59% 0.159 20) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4430, 14.5909, 7.7115) |
| Luminance | 0.1459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.83
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.92
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.19
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.26
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.78
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3F48 #3FBBB2
analogous
#BB3F86 #BB3F48 #BB743F
triadic
#BB3F48 #48BB3F #3F48BB
tetradic
#BB3F48 #86BB3F #3FBBB2 #743FBB
square
#BB3F48 #86BB3F #3FBBB2 #743FBB
split-complementary
#BB3F48 #3FBB74 #3F86BB
monochromatic
#5F2025 #8D3036 #BB3F48 #CD6A71 #DC989D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#BB3F48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.92
#BB3F48 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3F48
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3F48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3F48 | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.92 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5A47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7445
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD2343
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3f48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 63, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.159 20.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67b7b',
500: '#bb3f48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3f48; $custom-light: #d67b7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3f48",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 63,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.645,
"s": 49.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54594,
"c": 0.15913,
"h": 20
},
"luminance": 0.14588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3F48
secondary
#8EC8C4
accent
#D9CF4F
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B