#BB5243#BB5243

#BB5243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.139 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5243
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 67)
HSL	hsl(8, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(8, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 64.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 41.30, 29.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 50.79, 35.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.98% 0.1201 0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(56.98% 0.139 30.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.5262, 17.0077, 7.3004)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5243 #43ACBB

analogous

#BB4370 #BB5243 #BB8E43

triadic

#BB5243 #43BB52 #5243BB

tetradic

#BB5243 #70BB43 #43ACBB #8E43BB

square

#BB5243 #70BB43 #43ACBB #8E43BB

split-complementary

#BB5243 #43BB8E #4370BB

monochromatic

#612A23 #8E3E33 #BB5243 #CC7B70 #DCA59D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BB5243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BB5243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5243

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5243	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)

#6D6541

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3E4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.139 30.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58677',
    500: '#bb5243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5243;
$custom-light: #d58677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.5,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56976,
    "c": 0.13899,
    "h": 30.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5243

secondary

#92C1C8

accent

#C6D751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5243

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

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