#BB4255#BB4255

#BB4255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.156 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4255
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(351, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 50.02, 15.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 52.40, 17.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.1506 0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.156 14.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.0835, 15.1202, 10.2429)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4255 #42BBA8

analogous

#BB4291 #BB4255 #BB6C42

triadic

#BB4255 #55BB42 #4255BB

tetradic

#BB4255 #91BB42 #42BBA8 #6C42BB

square

#BB4255 #91BB42 #42BBA8 #6C42BB

split-complementary

#BB4255 #42BB6C #4291BB

monochromatic

#61222C #8E3240 #BB4255 #CC6E7D #DC9CA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BB4255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BB4255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4255

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4255	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7652

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2C4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.156 14.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57d84',
    500: '#bb4255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4255;
$custom-light: #d57d84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.579,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55224,
    "c": 0.15559,
    "h": 14.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4255

secondary

#91C8BF

accent

#D7C250

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4255

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

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