#BB495A#BB495A

#BB495A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.147 H 14.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB495A
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 90)
HSL	hsl(351, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 51.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.07, 47.33, 14.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.07, 49.44, 16.79°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.1427 0.0361)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.147 14.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7235, 16.0711, 11.4710)
Luminance	0.1607 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB495A #49BBAA

analogous

#BB4993 #BB495A #BB7149

triadic

#BB495A #5ABB49 #495ABB

tetradic

#BB495A #93BB49 #49BBAA #7149BB

square

#BB495A #93BB49 #49BBAA #7149BB

split-complementary

#BB495A #49BB71 #4993BB

monochromatic

#64252F #913644 #BB495A #CC7682 #DCA2AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#BB495A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#BB495A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB495A

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB495A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB495A	1.00	4.98	4.21	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63615A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807857

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3750

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb495a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.147 14.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58188',
    500: '#bb495a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb495a;
$custom-light: #d58188;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb495a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.053,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5621,
    "c": 0.14721,
    "h": 14.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB495A

secondary

#97C9C2

accent

#D5C253

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB495A

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

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