#BB4859#BB4859

#BB4859 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.148 H 14.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4859
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 89)
HSL	hsl(351, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 52.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 47.70, 14.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 49.89, 17.04°)
OKLab	oklab(56.06% 0.1438 0.0369)
OKLCH	oklch(56.06% 0.148 14.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.6161, 15.9239, 11.2266)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4859 #48BBAA

analogous

#BB4893 #BB4859 #BB7048

triadic

#BB4859 #59BB48 #4859BB

tetradic

#BB4859 #93BB48 #48BBAA #7048BB

square

#BB4859 #93BB48 #48BBAA #7048BB

split-complementary

#BB4859 #48BB70 #4893BB

monochromatic

#64252E #903643 #BB4859 #CC7581 #DCA1AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BB4859 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BB4859 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4859

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4859	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4859	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626059

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807856

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC354F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4859;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.148 14.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58087',
    500: '#bb4859',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4859;
$custom-light: #d58087;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4859",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.13,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56058,
    "c": 0.14842,
    "h": 14.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4859

secondary

#96C9C1

accent

#D5C252

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4859

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

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