#BB5252#BB5252

#BB5252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.136 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5252
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(0, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 56.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.53, 42.39, 21.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.53, 47.33, 26.42°)
OKLab	oklab(57.25% 0.1261 0.0518)
OKLCH	oklch(57.25% 0.136 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0359, 17.2116, 9.9848)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5252 #52BBBB

analogous

#BB5286 #BB5252 #BB8652

triadic

#BB5252 #52BB52 #5252BB

tetradic

#BB5252 #86BB52 #52BBBB #8652BB

square

#BB5252 #86BB52 #52BBBB #8652BB

split-complementary

#BB5252 #52BB86 #5286BB

monochromatic

#692929 #953B3B #BB5252 #CC7E7E #DEAAAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#BB5252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BB5252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5252

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5252	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)

#6B6651

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.136 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58682',
    500: '#bb5252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5252;
$custom-light: #d58682;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57253,
    "c": 0.13629,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5252

secondary

#9ECBCB

accent

#D3D354

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5252

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

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