#BB5249#BB5249

#BB5249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.138 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5249
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 73)
HSL	hsl(5, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.37, 41.70, 26.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.37, 49.24, 32.12°)
OKLab	oklab(57.08% 0.1225 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(57.08% 0.138 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7156, 17.0835, 8.2980)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5249 #49B2BB

analogous

#BB4979 #BB5249 #BB8B49

triadic

#BB5249 #49BB52 #5249BB

tetradic

#BB5249 #79BB49 #49B2BB #8B49BB

square

#BB5249 #79BB49 #49B2BB #8B49BB

split-complementary

#BB5249 #49BB8B #4979BB

monochromatic

#642A25 #913D36 #BB5249 #CC7C76 #DCA7A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#BB5249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#BB5249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5249

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5249	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6548

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.138 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5867c',
    500: '#bb5249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5249;
$custom-light: #d5867c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.737,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57079,
    "c": 0.13768,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5249

secondary

#97C5C9

accent

#CBD553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5249

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

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