#BB4951#BB4951

#BB4951 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.147 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4951
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 81)
HSL	hsl(356, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(356, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 46.59, 19.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 50.49, 22.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.01% 0.1391 0.048)
OKLCH	oklch(56.01% 0.147 19)
XYZ	xyz(24.3634, 15.9271, 9.5743)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4951 #49BBB3

analogous

#BB498A #BB4951 #BB7A49

triadic

#BB4951 #51BB49 #4951BB

tetradic

#BB4951 #8ABB49 #49BBB3 #7A49BB

square

#BB4951 #8ABB49 #49BBB3 #7A49BB

split-complementary

#BB4951 #49BB7A #498ABB

monochromatic

#64252A #91363C #BB4951 #CC767C #DCA2A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BB4951 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BB4951 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4951

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4951	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4951	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)

#656051

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81784E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC354D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4951;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.147 19.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58181',
    500: '#bb4951',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4951;
$custom-light: #d58181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4951",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.789,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56006,
    "c": 0.14719,
    "h": 19
  },
  "luminance": 0.15924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4951

secondary

#97C9C6

accent

#D5CC53

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4951

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

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