#BB455B#BB455B

#BB455B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.152 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB455B
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 91)
HSL	hsl(349, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(349, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 51.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 49.22, 12.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 50.85, 14.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.73% 0.1488 0.0325)
OKLCH	oklch(55.73% 0.152 12.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.5120, 15.5794, 11.6118)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB455B #45BBA5

analogous

#BB4596 #BB455B #BB6A45

triadic

#BB455B #5BBB45 #455BBB

tetradic

#BB455B #96BB45 #45BBA5 #6A45BB

square

#BB455B #96BB45 #45BBA5 #6A45BB

split-complementary

#BB455B #45BB6A #4596BB

monochromatic

#62242F #8F3445 #BB455B #CB7283 #DC9FAA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BB455B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BB455B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB455B

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB455B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB455B	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605F5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7758

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC324E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb455b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.152 12.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f89',
    500: '#bb455b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb455b;
$custom-light: #d57f89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb455b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.814,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5573,
    "c": 0.15232,
    "h": 12.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB455B

secondary

#94C8BE

accent

#D6BD52

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB455B

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

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