#BB4235#BB4235

#BB4235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.159 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4235
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 53)
HSL	hsl(6, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(6, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 47.96, 34.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 58.80, 35.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.1382 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.159 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0868, 14.7215, 4.9933)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4235 #35AEBB

analogous

#BB356B #BB4235 #BB8535

triadic

#BB4235 #35BB42 #4235BB

tetradic

#BB4235 #6BBB35 #35AEBB #8535BB

square

#BB4235 #6BBB35 #35AEBB #8535BB

split-complementary

#BB4235 #35BB85 #356BBB

monochromatic

#5C201A #8B3127 #BB4235 #D1685C #DE948C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#BB4235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#BB4235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4235

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4235	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)

#635A33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817531

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2340

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.159 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c6d',
    500: '#bb4235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4235;
$custom-light: #d77c6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.821,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54636,
    "c": 0.15851,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4235

secondary

#83C2C9

accent

#D1DF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4235

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

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