#BB423D#BB423D

#BB423D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.157 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB423D
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 61)
HSL	hsl(2, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 67.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 48.38, 29.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 56.66, 31.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.1412 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.157 26)
XYZ	xyz(23.2864, 14.8014, 6.0447)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB423D #3DB6BB

analogous

#BB3D77 #BB423D #BB813D

triadic

#BB423D #3DBB42 #423DBB

tetradic

#BB423D #77BB3D #3DB6BB #813DBB

square

#BB423D #77BB3D #3DB6BB #813DBB

split-complementary

#BB423D #3DBB81 #3D77BB

monochromatic

#5F211F #8D322E #BB423D #CE6C68 #DD9996

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BB423D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BB423D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB423D

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB423D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB423D	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635B3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb423d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.157 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c72',
    500: '#bb423d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb423d;
$custom-light: #d77c72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb423d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.381,
    "s": 50.806,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54755,
    "c": 0.15712,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.14798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB423D

secondary

#8CC6C8

accent

#D5DA4E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB423D

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

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