#BB4259#BB4259

#BB4259 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.156 H 12.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4259
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 89)
HSL	hsl(349, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(349, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 52.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.89, 50.35, 13.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.89, 52.07, 14.76°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.1522 0.0336)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.156 12.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2470, 15.1856, 11.1035)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4259 #42BBA4

analogous

#BB4296 #BB4259 #BB6842

triadic

#BB4259 #59BB42 #4259BB

tetradic

#BB4259 #96BB42 #42BBA4 #6842BB

square

#BB4259 #96BB42 #42BBA4 #6842BB

split-complementary

#BB4259 #42BB68 #4296BB

monochromatic

#61222E #8E3243 #BB4259 #CC6E80 #DC9CA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BB4259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BB4259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4259

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4259	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7656

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2D4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.156 12.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57d87',
    500: '#bb4259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4259;
$custom-light: #d57d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.595,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55319,
    "c": 0.15585,
    "h": 12.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4259

secondary

#91C8BE

accent

#D7BE50

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4259

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

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