#BB5238#BB5238

#BB5238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.142 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5238
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 56)
HSL	hsl(12, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(12, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 70.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.12, 40.65, 35.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.12, 54.05, 41.23°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% 0.1161 0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.142 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.2270, 16.8880, 5.7246)
Luminance	0.1689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5238 #38A1BB

analogous

#BB3860 #BB5238 #BB9338

triadic

#BB5238 #38BB52 #5238BB

tetradic

#BB5238 #60BB38 #38A1BB #9338BB

square

#BB5238 #60BB38 #38A1BB #9338BB

split-complementary

#BB5238 #38BB93 #3860BB

monochromatic

#5D291C #8C3D2A #BB5238 #D07761 #DE9F90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#BB5238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#BB5238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5238

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5238	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6435

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3C4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.142 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6866f',
    500: '#bb5238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5238;
$custom-light: #d6866f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.908,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56813,
    "c": 0.14188,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5238

secondary

#86BBC8

accent

#C0DD4B

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5238

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

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