#BB4557#BB4557

#BB4557 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.152 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4557
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 87)
HSL	hsl(351, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(351, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 53.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 48.88, 15.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 51.15, 17.16°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1472 0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.152 14.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3440, 15.5123, 10.7272)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4557 #45BBA9

analogous

#BB4592 #BB4557 #BB6E45

triadic

#BB4557 #57BB45 #4557BB

tetradic

#BB4557 #92BB45 #45BBA9 #6E45BB

square

#BB4557 #92BB45 #45BBA9 #6E45BB

split-complementary

#BB4557 #45BB6E #4592BB

monochromatic

#62242D #8F3442 #BB4557 #CB727F #DC9FA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BB4557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BB4557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4557

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4557	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)

#615E57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7754

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC314C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.152 14.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f86',
    500: '#bb4557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4557;
$custom-light: #d57f86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.847,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55634,
    "c": 0.15205,
    "h": 14.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4557

secondary

#94C8C0

accent

#D6C252

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4557

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

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