#BB4250#BB4250

#BB4250 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.155 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4250
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 80)
HSL	hsl(353, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(353, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 57.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 49.63, 18.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 52.97, 20.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.1486 0.0457)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.155 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.8919, 15.0436, 9.2334)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4250 #42BBAD

analogous

#BB428D #BB4250 #BB7142

triadic

#BB4250 #50BB42 #4250BB

tetradic

#BB4250 #8DBB42 #42BBAD #7142BB

square

#BB4250 #8DBB42 #42BBAD #7142BB

split-complementary

#BB4250 #42BB71 #428DBB

monochromatic

#612229 #8E323D #BB4250 #CC6E79 #DC9CA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#BB4250 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BB4250 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4250

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4250	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4250	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605C50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2A48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4250;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.155 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57d81',
    500: '#bb4250',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4250;
$custom-light: #d57d81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4250",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.058,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55112,
    "c": 0.15549,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4250

secondary

#91C8C2

accent

#D7C850

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4250

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

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