#BB5231#BB5231

#BB5231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.144 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5231
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 49)
HSL	hsl(14, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(14, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 73.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.04, 40.30, 39.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.04, 56.32, 44.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.73% 0.1137 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(56.73% 0.144 37.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0676, 16.8243, 4.8852)
Luminance	0.1682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5231 #319ABB

analogous

#BB3155 #BB5231 #BB9731

triadic

#BB5231 #31BB52 #5231BB

tetradic

#BB5231 #55BB31 #319ABB #9731BB

square

#BB5231 #55BB31 #319ABB #9731BB

split-complementary

#BB5231 #31BB97 #3155BB

monochromatic

#5A2718 #8B3D24 #BB5231 #D37456 #E09C87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#BB5231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#BB5231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5231

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5231	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)

#6F642D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3B4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.144 37.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6866b',
    500: '#bb5231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5231;
$custom-light: #d6866b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.348,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56726,
    "c": 0.14393,
    "h": 37.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5231

secondary

#7FB7C9

accent

#BCE246

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5231

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

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