#BB5246#BB5246

#BB5246 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.138 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5246
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 70)
HSL	hsl(6, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(6, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 62.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.32, 41.50, 27.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.32, 49.99, 33.89°)
OKLab	oklab(57.03% 0.1213 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(57.03% 0.138 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6185, 17.0446, 7.7867)
Luminance	0.1704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5246 #46AFBB

analogous

#BB4674 #BB5246 #BB8C46

triadic

#BB5246 #46BB52 #5246BB

tetradic

#BB5246 #74BB46 #46AFBB #8C46BB

square

#BB5246 #74BB46 #46AFBB #8C46BB

split-complementary

#BB5246 #46BB8C #4674BB

monochromatic

#622B24 #8F3E35 #BB5246 #CB7C73 #DCA6A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#BB5246 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#BB5246 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5246

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5246	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5246	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6544

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3E50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5246;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.138 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58679',
    500: '#bb5246',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5246;
$custom-light: #d58679;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5246",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.154,
    "s": 46.245,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57027,
    "c": 0.1383,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5246

secondary

#94C3C8

accent

#C8D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5246

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

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