#BB5250#BB5250

#BB5250 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.137 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5250
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 80)
HSL	hsl(1, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(1, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 57.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.49, 42.23, 22.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.49, 47.71, 27.73°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% 0.1253 0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.137 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9609, 17.1816, 9.5898)
Luminance	0.1718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5250 #50B9BB

analogous

#BB5084 #BB5250 #BB8750

triadic

#BB5250 #50BB52 #5250BB

tetradic

#BB5250 #84BB50 #50B9BB #8750BB

square

#BB5250 #84BB50 #50B9BB #8750BB

split-complementary

#BB5250 #50BB87 #5084BB

monochromatic

#682A28 #943B3A #BB5250 #CC7E7C #DDA9A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#BB5250 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BB5250 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5250

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5250	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5250	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B654F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4052

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5250;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.137 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58681',
    500: '#bb5250',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5250;
$custom-light: #d58681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5250",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.121,
    "s": 44.033,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57212,
    "c": 0.13654,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5250

secondary

#9CCACB

accent

#D1D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5250

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

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