#BB4650#BB4650

#BB4650 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.151 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4650
RGB	rgb(187, 70, 80)
HSL	hsl(355, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(355, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 57.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 47.87, 19.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 51.64, 22.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.143 0.0477)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.151 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1338, 15.5274, 9.3141)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4650 #46BBB1

analogous

#BB468A #BB4650 #BB7646

triadic

#BB4650 #50BB46 #4650BB

tetradic

#BB4650 #8ABB46 #46BBB1 #7646BB

square

#BB4650 #8ABB46 #46BBB1 #7646BB

split-complementary

#BB4650 #46BB76 #468ABB

monochromatic

#622429 #8F353C #BB4650 #CB737A #DCA0A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BB4650 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BB4650 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4650

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4650	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4650	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)

#635E50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80774D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC304A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4650;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 70, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.151 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f81',
    500: '#bb4650',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4650;
$custom-light: #d57f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4650",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.872,
    "s": 46.245,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55602,
    "c": 0.1508,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4650

secondary

#94C8C4

accent

#D6CB52

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4650

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

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