#BB4039#BB4039

#BB4039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.160 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4039
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 57)
HSL	hsl(3, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(3, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 69.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, 49.02, 31.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 58.21, 32.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.1424 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.16 27)
XYZ	xyz(23.0679, 14.5303, 5.4600)
Luminance	0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4039 #39B4BB

analogous

#BB3973 #BB4039 #BB8139

triadic

#BB4039 #39BB40 #4039BB

tetradic

#BB4039 #73BB39 #39B4BB #8139BB

square

#BB4039 #73BB39 #39B4BB #8139BB

split-complementary

#BB4039 #39BB81 #3973BB

monochromatic

#5D201C #8C302B #BB4039 #CF6862 #DD9591

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#BB4039 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#BB4039 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4039

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4039	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4039	1.00	5.38	3.91	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807435

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD203F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4039;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.160 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77b6f',
    500: '#bb4039',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4039;
$custom-light: #d77b6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4039",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.231,
    "s": 53.279,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54453,
    "c": 0.15979,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.14527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4039

secondary

#87C5C8

accent

#D5DD4B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4039

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

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