#BB424C#BB424C

#BB424C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.156 H 19.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB424C
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 76)
HSL	hsl(355, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(355, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 59.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 49.34, 20.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 53.56, 22.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% 0.147 0.0509)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.156 19.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7485, 14.9862, 8.4782)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB424C #42BBB1

analogous

#BB4289 #BB424C #BB7442

triadic

#BB424C #4CBB42 #424CBB

tetradic

#BB424C #89BB42 #42BBB1 #7442BB

square

#BB424C #89BB42 #42BBB1 #7442BB

split-complementary

#BB424C #42BB74 #4289BB

monochromatic

#612227 #8E323A #BB424C #CC6E76 #DC9CA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BB424C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BB424C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB424C

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB424C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB424C	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C4C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7549

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2946

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb424c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.156 19.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d7e',
    500: '#bb424c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb424c;
$custom-light: #d67d7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb424c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.041,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55027,
    "c": 0.15558,
    "h": 19.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB424C

secondary

#91C8C3

accent

#D7CC50

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB424C

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

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