#BB4961#BB4961

#BB4961 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.148 H 10.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4961
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 97)
HSL	hsl(347, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(347, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 48.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 47.97, 10.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 49.05, 12.06°)
OKLab	oklab(56.39% 0.1455 0.0264)
OKLCH	oklch(56.39% 0.148 10.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0356, 16.1960, 13.1147)
Luminance	0.1619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4961 #49BBA3

analogous

#BB499A #BB4961 #BB6A49

triadic

#BB4961 #61BB49 #4961BB

tetradic

#BB4961 #9ABB49 #49BBA3 #6A49BB

square

#BB4961 #9ABB49 #49BBA3 #6A49BB

split-complementary

#BB4961 #49BB6A #499ABB

monochromatic

#642533 #913649 #BB4961 #CC7688 #DCA2AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#BB4961 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BB4961 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4961

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4961	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4961	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626261

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F795E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB3952

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4961;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.148 10.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4818d',
    500: '#bb4961',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4961;
$custom-light: #d4818d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4961",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.368,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56385,
    "c": 0.14785,
    "h": 10.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4961

secondary

#97C9BF

accent

#D5BA53

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4961

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

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