#BB5242#BB5242

#BB5242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.139 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5242
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 66)
HSL	hsl(8, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(8, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 64.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 41.23, 30.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 51.06, 36.15°)
OKLab	oklab(56.96% 0.1198 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(56.96% 0.139 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.4964, 16.9958, 7.1437)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5242 #42ABBB

analogous

#BB426F #BB5242 #BB8F42

triadic

#BB5242 #42BB52 #5242BB

tetradic

#BB5242 #6FBB42 #42ABBB #8F42BB

square

#BB5242 #6FBB42 #42ABBB #8F42BB

split-complementary

#BB5242 #42BB8F #426FBB

monochromatic

#612A22 #8E3E32 #BB5242 #CC7B6E #DCA49C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BB5242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BB5242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5242

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5242	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6440

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3E4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.139 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58677',
    500: '#bb5242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5242;
$custom-light: #d58677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.934,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5696,
    "c": 0.13922,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5242

secondary

#91C1C8

accent

#C6D750

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5242

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

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