#BB4559#BB4559

#BB4559 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.152 H 13.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4559
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 89)
HSL	hsl(350, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(350, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 52.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 49.05, 13.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 50.99, 15.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.68% 0.148 0.0352)
OKLCH	oklch(55.68% 0.152 13.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.4268, 15.5454, 11.1635)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4559 #45BBA7

analogous

#BB4594 #BB4559 #BB6C45

triadic

#BB4559 #59BB45 #4559BB

tetradic

#BB4559 #94BB45 #45BBA7 #6C45BB

square

#BB4559 #94BB45 #45BBA7 #6C45BB

split-complementary

#BB4559 #45BB6C #4594BB

monochromatic

#62242E #8F3443 #BB4559 #CB7281 #DC9FA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BB4559 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BB4559 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4559

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4559	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4559	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605F59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC314D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4559;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.152 13.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f87',
    500: '#bb4559',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4559;
$custom-light: #d57f87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4559",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.831,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55682,
    "c": 0.15216,
    "h": 13.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4559

secondary

#94C8BF

accent

#D6C052

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4559

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

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