#BB4451#BB4451

#BB4451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.153 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4451
RGB	rgb(187, 68, 81)
HSL	hsl(353, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(353, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.04, 48.84, 18.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.04, 52.17, 20.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% 0.1463 0.0454)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.153 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0480, 15.2963, 9.4691)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4451 #44BBAE

analogous

#BB448D #BB4451 #BB7244

triadic

#BB4451 #51BB44 #4451BB

tetradic

#BB4451 #8DBB44 #44BBAE #7244BB

square

#BB4451 #8DBB44 #44BBAE #7244BB

split-complementary

#BB4451 #44BB72 #448DBB

monochromatic

#61232A #8E343E #BB4451 #CB717B #DC9EA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#BB4451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#BB4451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4451

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4451	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615D51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2E49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 68, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.153 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57e81',
    500: '#bb4451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4451;
$custom-light: #d57e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.445,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55375,
    "c": 0.15314,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4451

secondary

#93C8C2

accent

#D6C851

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEEE

border

#D4C9C9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4451

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

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