#BB4457#BB4457

#BB4457 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.153 H 14.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4457
RGB	rgb(187, 68, 87)
HSL	hsl(350, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(350, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 53.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 49.32, 14.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 51.51, 16.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.1486 0.0374)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.153 14.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.2830, 15.3903, 10.7069)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4457 #44BBA8

analogous

#BB4493 #BB4457 #BB6C44

triadic

#BB4457 #57BB44 #4457BB

tetradic

#BB4457 #93BB44 #44BBA8 #6C44BB

square

#BB4457 #93BB44 #44BBA8 #6C44BB

split-complementary

#BB4457 #44BB6C #4493BB

monochromatic

#61232D #8E3442 #BB4457 #CB717F #DC9EA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BB4457 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BB4457 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4457

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4457	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4457	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605E57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7654

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2F4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4457;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 68, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.153 14.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57e86',
    500: '#bb4457',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4457;
$custom-light: #d57e86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4457",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.42,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55511,
    "c": 0.15327,
    "h": 14.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4457

secondary

#93C8C0

accent

#D6C151

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4457

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

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