#BB4542#BB4542

#BB4542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.153 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4542
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 64.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 47.35, 27.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 54.63, 29.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.1389 0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.153 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.6073, 15.2176, 6.8474)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4542 #42B8BB

analogous

#BB427B #BB4542 #BB8242

triadic

#BB4542 #42BB45 #4542BB

tetradic

#BB4542 #7BBB42 #42B8BB #8242BB

square

#BB4542 #7BBB42 #42B8BB #8242BB

split-complementary

#BB4542 #42BB82 #427BBB

monochromatic

#612422 #8E3432 #BB4542 #CC716E #DC9D9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BB4542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BB4542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4542

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4542	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2B45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.153 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e76',
    500: '#bb4542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4542;
$custom-light: #d67e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.488,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55207,
    "c": 0.15321,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15214
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4542

secondary

#91C7C8

accent

#D4D750

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4542

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

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