#BB4956#BB4956

#BB4956 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.147 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4956
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 86)
HSL	hsl(353, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(353, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, 46.99, 16.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 49.83, 19.44°)
OKLab	oklab(56.12% 0.1411 0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(56.12% 0.147 16.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.5578, 16.0048, 10.5983)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4956 #49BBAE

analogous

#BB498F #BB4956 #BB7549

triadic

#BB4956 #56BB49 #4956BB

tetradic

#BB4956 #8FBB49 #49BBAE #7549BB

square

#BB4956 #8FBB49 #49BBAE #7549BB

split-complementary

#BB4956 #49BB75 #498FBB

monochromatic

#64252D #913640 #BB4956 #CC767F #DCA2A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#BB4956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#BB4956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4956

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4956	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)

#646156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817853

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC364E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.147 16.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58185',
    500: '#bb4956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4956;
$custom-light: #d58185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.158,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56116,
    "c": 0.14709,
    "h": 16.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4956

secondary

#97C9C3

accent

#D5C653

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4956

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

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