#BB4050#BB4050

#BB4050 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.158 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4050
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 80)
HSL	hsl(352, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(352, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 57.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 50.49, 18.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 53.63, 19.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.88% 0.1513 0.0447)
OKLCH	oklch(54.88% 0.158 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.7771, 14.8140, 9.1952)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4050 #40BBAB

analogous

#BB408E #BB4050 #BB6E40

triadic

#BB4050 #50BB40 #4050BB

tetradic

#BB4050 #8EBB40 #40BBAB #6E40BB

square

#BB4050 #8EBB40 #40BBAB #6E40BB

split-complementary

#BB4050 #40BB6E #408EBB

monochromatic

#602129 #8D303C #BB4050 #CD6C78 #DC99A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BB4050 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BB4050 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4050

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4050	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4050	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5B50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E754D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2747

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4050;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.158 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57c80',
    500: '#bb4050',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4050;
$custom-light: #d57c80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4050",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.195,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54876,
    "c": 0.1578,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4050

secondary

#8FC8C1

accent

#D9C74F

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4050

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

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