#BB4E56#BB4E56

#BB4E56 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.141 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4E56
RGB	rgb(187, 78, 86)
HSL	hsl(356, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(356, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.87, 44.65, 17.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.87, 48.06, 21.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.78% 0.1338 0.0443)
OKLCH	oklch(56.78% 0.141 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.8997, 16.6885, 10.7123)
Luminance	0.1668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4E56 #4EBBB3

analogous

#BB4E8D #BB4E56 #BB7C4E

triadic

#BB4E56 #56BB4E #4E56BB

tetradic

#BB4E56 #8DBB4E #4EBBB3 #7C4EBB

square

#BB4E56 #8DBB4E #4EBBB3 #7C4EBB

split-complementary

#BB4E56 #4EBB7C #4E8DBB

monochromatic

#67282C #93393F #BB4E56 #CC7A80 #DDA6AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#BB4E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#BB4E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4E56

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4E56	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676356

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837A53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3C51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.141 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58485',
    500: '#bb4e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4e56;
$custom-light: #d58485;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.596,
    "s": 44.49,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56781,
    "c": 0.1409,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4E56

secondary

#9BCAC7

accent

#D4CB54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4E56

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

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