#BB4556#BB4556

#BB4556 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.152 H 15.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4556
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 86)
HSL	hsl(351, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 48.79, 15.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 51.25, 17.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.1469 0.0393)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.152 15)
XYZ	xyz(24.3034, 15.4960, 10.5135)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4556 #45BBAA

analogous

#BB4591 #BB4556 #BB6F45

triadic

#BB4556 #56BB45 #4556BB

tetradic

#BB4556 #91BB45 #45BBAA #6F45BB

square

#BB4556 #91BB45 #45BBAA #6F45BB

split-complementary

#BB4556 #45BB6F #4591BB

monochromatic

#62242D #8F3441 #BB4556 #CB727F #DC9FA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BB4556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BB4556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4556

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4556	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615E56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7753

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC314C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.152 15.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f85',
    500: '#bb4556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4556;
$custom-light: #d57f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.356,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55611,
    "c": 0.15201,
    "h": 15
  },
  "luminance": 0.15493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4556

secondary

#94C8C1

accent

#D6C352

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4556

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

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