#BB5247#BB5247

#BB5247 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.138 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5247
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 71)
HSL	hsl(6, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 62%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.33, 41.56, 27.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.33, 49.73, 33.31°)
OKLab	oklab(57.04% 0.1217 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(57.04% 0.138 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.6503, 17.0574, 7.9543)
Luminance	0.1705 (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

#BB5247 #47B0BB

analogous

#BB4776 #BB5247 #BB8C47

triadic

#BB5247 #47BB52 #5247BB

tetradic

#BB5247 #76BB47 #47B0BB #8C47BB

square

#BB5247 #76BB47 #47B0BB #8C47BB

split-complementary

#BB5247 #47BB8C #4776BB

monochromatic

#632B25 #903E35 #BB5247 #CC7C74 #DCA6A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#BB5247 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#BB5247 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5247

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5247	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5247	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)

#6D6545

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3E50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5247;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.138 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5867a',
    500: '#bb5247',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5247;
$custom-light: #d5867a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5247",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.69,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57044,
    "c": 0.13809,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5247

secondary

#95C4C9

accent

#C9D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5247

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

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