#BB4238#BB4238

#BB4238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.158 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4238
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 70.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 48.11, 32.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 57.97, 33.91°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% 0.1393 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.158 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.1580, 14.7500, 5.3682)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4238 #38B1BB

analogous

#BB3870 #BB4238 #BB8338

triadic

#BB4238 #38BB42 #4238BB

tetradic

#BB4238 #70BB38 #38B1BB #8338BB

square

#BB4238 #70BB38 #38B1BB #8338BB

split-complementary

#BB4238 #38BB83 #3870BB

monochromatic

#5D211C #8C312A #BB4238 #D06961 #DE9690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BB4238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BB4238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4238

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4238	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817534

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2440

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.158 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c6f',
    500: '#bb4238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4238;
$custom-light: #d77c6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.58,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54678,
    "c": 0.15795,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4238

secondary

#86C3C8

accent

#D2DD4B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4238

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

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