#BB5039#BB5039

#BB5039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.144 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5039
RGB	rgb(187, 80, 57)
HSL	hsl(11, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(11, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.2%, 69.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.75, 41.68, 34.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.75, 54.20, 39.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.54% 0.1195 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(56.54% 0.144 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1031, 16.6007, 5.8051)
Luminance	0.1660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5039 #39A4BB

analogous

#BB3963 #BB5039 #BB9139

triadic

#BB5039 #39BB50 #5039BB

tetradic

#BB5039 #63BB39 #39A4BB #9139BB

square

#BB5039 #63BB39 #39A4BB #9139BB

split-complementary

#BB5039 #39BB91 #3963BB

monochromatic

#5D281C #8C3C2B #BB5039 #CF7562 #DD9E91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#BB5039 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#BB5039 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5039

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5039	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5039	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6336

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3A4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5039;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 80, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.144 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68470',
    500: '#bb5039',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5039;
$custom-light: #d68470;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5039",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.615,
    "s": 53.279,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5654,
    "c": 0.14358,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5039

secondary

#87BDC8

accent

#C3DD4B

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5039

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

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