#BB423E#BB423E

#BB423E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.157 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB423E
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 62)
HSL	hsl(2, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 66.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 48.44, 28.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 56.42, 30.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.1416 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.157 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3136, 14.8123, 6.1879)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB423E #3EB7BB

analogous

#BB3E79 #BB423E #BB813E

triadic

#BB423E #3EBB42 #423EBB

tetradic

#BB423E #79BB3E #3EB7BB #813EBB

square

#BB423E #79BB3E #3EB7BB #813EBB

split-complementary

#BB423E #3EBB81 #3E79BB

monochromatic

#5F2220 #8D322F #BB423E #CD6C69 #DC9997

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BB423E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BB423E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB423E

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB423E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB423E	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)

#625B3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb423e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.157 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c73',
    500: '#bb423e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb423e;
$custom-light: #d67c73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb423e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.92,
    "s": 50.201,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54771,
    "c": 0.15697,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB423E

secondary

#8DC6C8

accent

#D5DA4E

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB423E

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

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