#BB5230#BB5230

#BB5230 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.144 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5230
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 48)
HSL	hsl(15, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(15, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 74.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.03, 40.25, 39.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.03, 56.65, 44.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.72% 0.1134 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(56.72% 0.144 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0467, 16.8159, 4.7753)
Luminance	0.1681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5230 #3099BB

analogous

#BB3053 #BB5230 #BB9730

triadic

#BB5230 #30BB52 #5230BB

tetradic

#BB5230 #53BB30 #3099BB #9730BB

square

#BB5230 #53BB30 #3099BB #9730BB

split-complementary

#BB5230 #30BB97 #3053BB

monochromatic

#5A2717 #8A3D23 #BB5230 #D37455 #E09C86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#BB5230 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#BB5230 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5230

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5230	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5230	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F642C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3B4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5230;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.144 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7866a',
    500: '#bb5230',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5230;
$custom-light: #d7866a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5230",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.676,
    "s": 59.149,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56715,
    "c": 0.14422,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5230

secondary

#7DB7C9

accent

#BCE245

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5230

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

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