#BB4856#BB4856

#BB4856 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.148 H 16.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4856
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 86)
HSL	hsl(353, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(353, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.81, 47.45, 16.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.81, 50.19, 19.02°)
OKLab	oklab(55.99% 0.1426 0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(55.99% 0.148 16)
XYZ	xyz(24.4927, 15.8745, 10.5766)
Luminance	0.1587 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4856 #48BBAD

analogous

#BB488F #BB4856 #BB7348

triadic

#BB4856 #56BB48 #4856BB

tetradic

#BB4856 #8FBB48 #48BBAD #7348BB

square

#BB4856 #8FBB48 #48BBAD #7348BB

split-complementary

#BB4856 #48BB73 #488FBB

monochromatic

#64252D #903641 #BB4856 #CC757F #DCA1A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#BB4856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#BB4856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4856

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4856	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636056

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807853

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC354E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.148 16.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58085',
    500: '#bb4856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4856;
$custom-light: #d58085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.696,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55988,
    "c": 0.14833,
    "h": 16
  },
  "luminance": 0.15871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4856

secondary

#96C9C3

accent

#D5C652

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4856

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

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