#BB5241#BB5241

#BB5241 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.139 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5241
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 65)
HSL	hsl(8, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(8, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 65.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.24, 41.17, 30.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.24, 51.34, 36.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.94% 0.1194 0.0721)
OKLCH	oklch(56.94% 0.139 31.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.4672, 16.9841, 6.9898)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5241 #41AABB

analogous

#BB416D #BB5241 #BB8F41

triadic

#BB5241 #41BB52 #5241BB

tetradic

#BB5241 #6DBB41 #41AABB #8F41BB

square

#BB5241 #6DBB41 #41AABB #8F41BB

split-complementary

#BB5241 #41BB8F #416DBB

monochromatic

#602A21 #8E3E31 #BB5241 #CC7A6D #DCA49A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#BB5241 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BB5241 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5241

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5241	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5241	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D643F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3D4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5241;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.139 31.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68676',
    500: '#bb5241',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5241;
$custom-light: #d68676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5241",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.361,
    "s": 48.413,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56944,
    "c": 0.13947,
    "h": 31.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5241

secondary

#90C0C8

accent

#C5D850

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5241

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

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