#BB524B#BB524B

#BB524B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.137 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB524B
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 75)
HSL	hsl(4, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(4, 60%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 59.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.40, 41.85, 25.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.40, 48.77, 30.90°)
OKLab	oklab(57.12% 0.1233 0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(57.12% 0.137 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.7830, 17.1104, 8.6528)
Luminance	0.1711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB524B #4BB4BB

analogous

#BB4B7C #BB524B #BB8A4B

triadic

#BB524B #4BBB52 #524BBB

tetradic

#BB524B #7CBB4B #4BB4BB #8A4BBB

square

#BB524B #7CBB4B #4BB4BB #8A4BBB

split-complementary

#BB524B #4BBB8A #4B7CBB

monochromatic

#652A26 #923D37 #BB524B #CC7D77 #DDA7A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#BB524B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#BB524B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB524B

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB524B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB524B	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C654A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3F51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb524b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.137 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5867d',
    500: '#bb524b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb524b;
$custom-light: #d5867d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb524b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.75,
    "s": 45.161,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57116,
    "c": 0.13731,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB524B

secondary

#98C7CA

accent

#CDD553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB524B

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

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