#BB5353#BB5353

#BB5353 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.135 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5353
RGB	rgb(187, 83, 83)
HSL	hsl(0, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.73, 41.97, 20.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.73, 46.82, 26.30°)
OKLab	oklab(57.42% 0.1249 0.0511)
OKLCH	oklch(57.42% 0.135 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.1502, 17.3788, 10.2120)
Luminance	0.1738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5353 #53BBBB

analogous

#BB5387 #BB5353 #BB8753

triadic

#BB5353 #53BB53 #5353BB

tetradic

#BB5353 #87BB53 #53BBBB #8753BB

square

#BB5353 #87BB53 #53BBBB #8753BB

split-complementary

#BB5353 #53BB87 #5387BB

monochromatic

#6A2A2A #963B3B #BB5353 #CC7F7F #DEABAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BB5353 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BB5353 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5353

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5353	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5353	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)

#6C6652

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4254

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5353;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 83, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.135 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48783',
    500: '#bb5353',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5353;
$custom-light: #d48783;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5353",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57416,
    "c": 0.13497,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5353

secondary

#9ECBCB

accent

#D3D355

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5353

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

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