#BB5248#BB5248

#BB5248 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.138 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5248
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 72)
HSL	hsl(5, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.35, 41.63, 26.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.35, 49.48, 32.72°)
OKLab	oklab(57.06% 0.1221 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(57.06% 0.138 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6827, 17.0703, 8.1247)
Luminance	0.1707 (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

#BB5248 #48B1BB

analogous

#BB4877 #BB5248 #BB8B48

triadic

#BB5248 #48BB52 #5248BB

tetradic

#BB5248 #77BB48 #48B1BB #8B48BB

square

#BB5248 #77BB48 #48B1BB #8B48BB

split-complementary

#BB5248 #48BB8B #4877BB

monochromatic

#642A25 #903D36 #BB5248 #CC7C75 #DCA6A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#BB5248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#BB5248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5248

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5248	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)

#6C6547

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877B46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.138 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5867b',
    500: '#bb5248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5248;
$custom-light: #d5867b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.217,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57062,
    "c": 0.13788,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5248

secondary

#96C4C9

accent

#CAD552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5248

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

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