#BB4553#BB4553

#BB4553 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.152 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4553
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 83)
HSL	hsl(353, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(353, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.24, 48.55, 17.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.24, 51.58, 19.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.1457 0.0433)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.152 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1851, 15.4487, 9.8903)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4553 #45BBAD

analogous

#BB458E #BB4553 #BB7245

triadic

#BB4553 #53BB45 #4553BB

tetradic

#BB4553 #8EBB45 #45BBAD #7245BB

square

#BB4553 #8EBB45 #45BBAD #7245BB

split-complementary

#BB4553 #45BB72 #458EBB

monochromatic

#62242B #8F343F #BB4553 #CB727C #DC9FA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BB4553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BB4553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4553

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4553	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615E53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7750

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC304B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.152 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57e83',
    500: '#bb4553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4553;
$custom-light: #d57e83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.881,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55542,
    "c": 0.15194,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4553

secondary

#94C8C2

accent

#D6C652

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4553

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →