#BB424E#BB424E

#BB424E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.156 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB424E
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 78)
HSL	hsl(354, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(354, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 58.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.65, 49.48, 19.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.65, 53.25, 21.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% 0.1478 0.0483)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.156 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.8191, 15.0145, 8.8501)
Luminance	0.1501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB424E #42BBAF

analogous

#BB428A #BB424E #BB7342

triadic

#BB424E #4EBB42 #424EBB

tetradic

#BB424E #8ABB42 #42BBAF #7342BB

square

#BB424E #8ABB42 #42BBAF #7342BB

split-complementary

#BB424E #42BB73 #428ABB

monochromatic

#612228 #8E323B #BB424E #CC6E78 #DC9CA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BB424E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BB424E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB424E

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB424E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB424E	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)

#605C4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F754B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2A47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb424e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.156 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d7f',
    500: '#bb424e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb424e;
$custom-light: #d67d7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb424e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.05,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55069,
    "c": 0.15552,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB424E

secondary

#91C8C3

accent

#D7CA50

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB424E

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

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