#BB504E#BB504E

#BB504E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.139 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB504E
RGB	rgb(187, 80, 78)
HSL	hsl(1, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(1, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.2%, 58.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.08, 43.05, 22.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.08, 48.74, 27.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.89% 0.1275 0.0557)
OKLCH	oklch(56.89% 0.139 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7395, 16.8552, 9.1568)
Luminance	0.1685 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB504E #4EB9BB

analogous

#BB4E83 #BB504E #BB874E

triadic

#BB504E #4EBB50 #504EBB

tetradic

#BB504E #83BB4E #4EB9BB #874EBB

square

#BB504E #83BB4E #4EB9BB #874EBB

split-complementary

#BB504E #4EBB87 #4E83BB

monochromatic

#672928 #933A39 #BB504E #CC7C7A #DDA7A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#BB504E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#BB504E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB504E

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB504E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB504E	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A644D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857B4C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3D50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb504e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 80, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.139 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5857f',
    500: '#bb504e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb504e;
$custom-light: #d5857f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb504e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.101,
    "s": 44.49,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5689,
    "c": 0.13915,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB504E

secondary

#9BC9CA

accent

#D2D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB504E

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

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