#BB4256#BB4256

#BB4256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.156 H 14.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4256
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 86)
HSL	hsl(350, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(350, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.82, 50.10, 15.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.82, 52.30, 16.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.25% 0.151 0.0377)
OKLCH	oklch(55.25% 0.156 14)
XYZ	xyz(24.1235, 15.1362, 10.4536)
Luminance	0.1513 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4256 #42BBA7

analogous

#BB4292 #BB4256 #BB6B42

triadic

#BB4256 #56BB42 #4256BB

tetradic

#BB4256 #92BB42 #42BBA7 #6B42BB

square

#BB4256 #92BB42 #42BBA7 #6B42BB

split-complementary

#BB4256 #42BB6B #4292BB

monochromatic

#61222C #8E3241 #BB4256 #CC6E7E #DC9CA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BB4256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BB4256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4256

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4256	1.00	5.22	4.03	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7653

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2C4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.156 14.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57d85',
    500: '#bb4256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4256;
$custom-light: #d57d85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.083,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55247,
    "c": 0.15564,
    "h": 14
  },
  "luminance": 0.15133
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4256

secondary

#91C8BF

accent

#D7C150

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4256

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

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