#BB4857#BB4857

#BB4857 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.148 H 15.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4857
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 87)
HSL	hsl(352, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(352, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 53.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 47.53, 15.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 50.08, 18.36°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.143 0.0396)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.148 15.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5332, 15.8907, 10.7903)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4857 #48BBAC

analogous

#BB4890 #BB4857 #BB7248

triadic

#BB4857 #57BB48 #4857BB

tetradic

#BB4857 #90BB48 #48BBAC #7248BB

square

#BB4857 #90BB48 #48BBAC #7248BB

split-complementary

#BB4857 #48BB72 #4890BB

monochromatic

#64252D #903641 #BB4857 #CC7580 #DCA1A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#BB4857 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BB4857 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4857

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4857	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4857	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636057

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC354E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4857;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.148 15.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58086',
    500: '#bb4857',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4857;
$custom-light: #d58086;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4857",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.174,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56011,
    "c": 0.14835,
    "h": 15.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4857

secondary

#96C9C2

accent

#D5C452

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4857

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

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