#BB525E#BB525E

#BB525E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.136 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB525E
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 94)
HSL	hsl(353, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(353, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 49.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, 43.43, 14.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 45.69, 18.12°)
OKLab	oklab(57.52% 0.1309 0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(57.52% 0.136 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.5331, 17.4105, 12.6034)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB525E #52BBAF

analogous

#BB5292 #BB525E #BB7B52

triadic

#BB525E #5EBB52 #525EBB

tetradic

#BB525E #92BB52 #52BBAF #7B52BB

square

#BB525E #92BB52 #52BBAF #7B52BB

split-complementary

#BB525E #52BB7B #5292BB

monochromatic

#692931 #953B45 #BB525E #CC7E87 #DEAAB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BB525E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BB525E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB525E

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB525E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB525E	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69675E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847C5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb525e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.136 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4868b',
    500: '#bb525e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb525e;
$custom-light: #d4868b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb525e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.143,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5752,
    "c": 0.13574,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17408
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB525E

secondary

#9ECBC6

accent

#D3C554

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB525E

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

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