#BB5256#BB5256

#BB5256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.136 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5256
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(358, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.60, 42.71, 18.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.60, 46.66, 23.73°)
OKLab	oklab(57.34% 0.1277 0.0466)
OKLCH	oklch(57.34% 0.136 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.1925, 17.2743, 10.8099)
Luminance	0.1727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5256 #52BBB7

analogous

#BB528B #BB5256 #BB8252

triadic

#BB5256 #56BB52 #5256BB

tetradic

#BB5256 #8BBB52 #52BBB7 #8252BB

square

#BB5256 #8BBB52 #52BBB7 #8252BB

split-complementary

#BB5256 #52BB82 #528BBB

monochromatic

#69292C #953B3E #BB5256 #CC7E81 #DEAAAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#BB5256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#BB5256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5256

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5256	1.00	4.71	4.45	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6655

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4154

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.136 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48685',
    500: '#bb5256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5256;
$custom-light: #d48685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.714,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57337,
    "c": 0.13593,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5256

secondary

#9ECBC9

accent

#D3CE54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5256

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

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