#BB4257#BB4257

#BB4257 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.156 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4257
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 87)
HSL	hsl(350, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(350, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 53.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 50.19, 14.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 52.22, 16.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.1514 0.0363)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.156 13.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1641, 15.1525, 10.6672)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4257 #42BBA6

analogous

#BB4293 #BB4257 #BB6A42

triadic

#BB4257 #57BB42 #4257BB

tetradic

#BB4257 #93BB42 #42BBA6 #6A42BB

square

#BB4257 #93BB42 #42BBA6 #6A42BB

split-complementary

#BB4257 #42BB6A #4293BB

monochromatic

#61222D #8E3242 #BB4257 #CC6E7F #DC9CA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BB4257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BB4257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4257

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4257	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5D57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7654

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2D4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.156 13.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57d86',
    500: '#bb4257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4257;
$custom-light: #d57d86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.587,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55271,
    "c": 0.1557,
    "h": 13.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4257

secondary

#91C8BE

accent

#D7C050

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4257

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

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