#BB4232#BB4232

#BB4232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.159 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4232
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 50)
HSL	hsl(7, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(7, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 73.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.21, 47.82, 35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.21, 59.66, 36.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.6% 0.1372 0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(54.6% 0.159 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.0199, 14.6948, 4.6412)
Luminance	0.1469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4232 #32ABBB

analogous

#BB3267 #BB4232 #BB8732

triadic

#BB4232 #32BB42 #4232BB

tetradic

#BB4232 #67BB32 #32ABBB #8732BB

square

#BB4232 #67BB32 #32ABBB #8732BB

split-complementary

#BB4232 #32BB87 #3267BB

monochromatic

#5A2018 #8B3125 #BB4232 #D26658 #DF9288

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#BB4232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#BB4232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4232

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4232	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE233F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.159 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c6b',
    500: '#bb4232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4232;
$custom-light: #d77c6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.007,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54596,
    "c": 0.15908,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4232

secondary

#80C0C9

accent

#CFE147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4232

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

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