#BB5253#BB5253

#BB5253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.136 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5253
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 83)
HSL	hsl(359, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(359, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.54, 42.47, 20.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.54, 47.15, 25.76°)
OKLab	oklab(57.27% 0.1265 0.0505)
OKLCH	oklch(57.27% 0.136 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0742, 17.2269, 10.1866)
Luminance	0.1722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5253 #52BBBA

analogous

#BB5287 #BB5253 #BB8652

triadic

#BB5253 #53BB52 #5253BB

tetradic

#BB5253 #87BB52 #52BBBA #8652BB

square

#BB5253 #87BB52 #52BBBA #8652BB

split-complementary

#BB5253 #52BB86 #5287BB

monochromatic

#69292A #953B3B #BB5253 #CC7E7F #DEAAAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#BB5253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BB5253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5253

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5253	1.00	4.72	4.44	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6652

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4153

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.136 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58683',
    500: '#bb5253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5253;
$custom-light: #d58683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.429,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57273,
    "c": 0.13618,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5253

secondary

#9ECBCB

accent

#D3D254

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5253

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

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