#BB495D#BB495D

#BB495D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.147 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB495D
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 93)
HSL	hsl(349, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(349, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 50.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.14, 47.60, 12.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.14, 49.22, 14.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% 0.1439 0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.147 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.8538, 16.1232, 12.1571)
Luminance	0.1612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB495D #49BBA7

analogous

#BB4996 #BB495D #BB6E49

triadic

#BB495D #5DBB49 #495DBB

tetradic

#BB495D #96BB49 #49BBA7 #6E49BB

square

#BB495D #96BB49 #49BBA7 #6E49BB

split-complementary

#BB495D #49BB6E #4996BB

monochromatic

#642530 #913646 #BB495D #CC7685 #DCA2AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#BB495D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#BB495D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB495D

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB495D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB495D	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#62615D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80785A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB3851

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb495d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.147 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4818a',
    500: '#bb495d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb495d;
$custom-light: #d4818a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb495d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.474,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56283,
    "c": 0.14741,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB495D

secondary

#97C9C0

accent

#D5BE53

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB495D

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

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