#BB4955#BB4955

#BB4955 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.147 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4955
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 85)
HSL	hsl(354, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(354, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.96, 46.91, 17.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.96, 49.95, 20.10°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.1407 0.0428)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.147 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.5178, 15.9888, 10.3876)
Luminance	0.1599 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4955 #49BBAF

analogous

#BB498E #BB4955 #BB7649

triadic

#BB4955 #55BB49 #4955BB

tetradic

#BB4955 #8EBB49 #49BBAF #7649BB

square

#BB4955 #8EBB49 #49BBAF #7649BB

split-complementary

#BB4955 #49BB76 #498EBB

monochromatic

#64252C #913640 #BB4955 #CC767F #DCA2A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#BB4955 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#BB4955 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4955

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4955	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4955	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646155

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817852

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC364E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4955;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.147 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58184',
    500: '#bb4955',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4955;
$custom-light: #d58184;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4955",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.684,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56094,
    "c": 0.14709,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4955

secondary

#97C9C4

accent

#D5C853

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4955

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

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