#BB4851#BB4851

#BB4851 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.148 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4851
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 81)
HSL	hsl(355, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 47.05, 19.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 50.83, 22.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% 0.1406 0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.148 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.2982, 15.7967, 9.5525)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4851 #48BBB2

analogous

#BB488A #BB4851 #BB7848

triadic

#BB4851 #51BB48 #4851BB

tetradic

#BB4851 #8ABB48 #48BBB2 #7848BB

square

#BB4851 #8ABB48 #48BBB2 #7848BB

split-complementary

#BB4851 #48BB78 #488ABB

monochromatic

#64252A #90363D #BB4851 #CC757B #DCA1A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BB4851 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BB4851 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4851

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4851	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4851	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646051

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81784E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC334C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4851;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.148 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58081',
    500: '#bb4851',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4851;
$custom-light: #d58081;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4851",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.304,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55877,
    "c": 0.14839,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4851

secondary

#96C9C5

accent

#D5CB52

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4851

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

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