#BB4953#BB4953

#BB4953 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.147 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4953
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 83)
HSL	hsl(355, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.92, 46.75, 18.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.92, 50.21, 21.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.1399 0.0454)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.147 18)
XYZ	xyz(24.4395, 15.9575, 9.9751)
Luminance	0.1595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4953 #49BBB1

analogous

#BB498C #BB4953 #BB7849

triadic

#BB4953 #53BB49 #4953BB

tetradic

#BB4953 #8CBB49 #49BBB1 #7849BB

square

#BB4953 #8CBB49 #49BBB1 #7849BB

split-complementary

#BB4953 #49BB78 #498CBB

monochromatic

#64252B #91363E #BB4953 #CC767D #DCA2A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#BB4953 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BB4953 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4953

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4953	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4953	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646053

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817850

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC354D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4953;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.147 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58183',
    500: '#bb4953',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4953;
$custom-light: #d58183;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4953",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.737,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56049,
    "c": 0.14712,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.15954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4953

secondary

#97C9C5

accent

#D5CA53

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4953

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

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