#BB4551#BB4551

#BB4551 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.152 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4551
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 81)
HSL	hsl(354, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(354, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.20, 48.40, 18.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.20, 51.84, 20.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.5% 0.1449 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(55.5% 0.152 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1090, 15.4183, 9.4895)
Luminance	0.1542 (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

#BB4551 #45BBAF

analogous

#BB458C #BB4551 #BB7445

triadic

#BB4551 #51BB45 #4551BB

tetradic

#BB4551 #8CBB45 #45BBAF #7445BB

square

#BB4551 #8CBB45 #45BBAF #7445BB

split-complementary

#BB4551 #45BB74 #458CBB

monochromatic

#62242A #8F343D #BB4551 #CB727B #DC9FA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BB4551 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BB4551 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4551

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4551	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4551	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625E51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80774E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC2F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4551;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.152 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57e81',
    500: '#bb4551',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4551;
$custom-light: #d57e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4551",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.898,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55498,
    "c": 0.15196,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4551

secondary

#94C8C3

accent

#D6C952

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4551

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

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