#BB4151#BB4151

#BB4151 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.157 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4151
RGB	rgb(187, 65, 81)
HSL	hsl(352, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(352, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 50.14, 17.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 53.17, 19.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.1504 0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.157 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.8712, 14.9426, 9.4102)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4151 #41BBAB

analogous

#BB418E #BB4151 #BB6E41

triadic

#BB4151 #51BB41 #4151BB

tetradic

#BB4151 #8EBB41 #41BBAB #6E41BB

square

#BB4151 #8EBB41 #41BBAB #6E41BB

split-complementary

#BB4151 #41BB6E #418EBB

monochromatic

#60212A #8E313D #BB4151 #CC6D79 #DC9AA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#BB4151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#BB4151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4151

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4151	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5C51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E754E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 65, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.157 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57c81',
    500: '#bb4151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4151;
$custom-light: #d57c81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.131,
    "s": 48.413,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55015,
    "c": 0.15665,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4151

secondary

#90C8C1

accent

#D8C650

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4151

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

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