#BB4E57#BB4E57

#BB4E57 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.141 H 17.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4E57
RGB	rgb(187, 78, 87)
HSL	hsl(355, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(355, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 53.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.89, 44.73, 17.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.89, 47.93, 21.04°)
OKLab	oklab(56.8% 0.1342 0.043)
OKLCH	oklch(56.8% 0.141 17.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.9402, 16.7047, 10.9259)
Luminance	0.1670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4E57 #4EBBB2

analogous

#BB4E8E #BB4E57 #BB7C4E

triadic

#BB4E57 #57BB4E #4E57BB

tetradic

#BB4E57 #8EBB4E #4EBBB2 #7C4EBB

square

#BB4E57 #8EBB4E #4EBBB2 #7C4EBB

split-complementary

#BB4E57 #4EBB7C #4E8EBB

monochromatic

#67282D #933940 #BB4E57 #CC7A81 #DDA6AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#BB4E57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#BB4E57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4E57

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4E57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4E57	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)

#676457

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837A54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3D52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4e57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.141 17.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48486',
    500: '#bb4e57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4e57;
$custom-light: #d48486;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4e57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.046,
    "s": 44.49,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56803,
    "c": 0.14087,
    "h": 17.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4E57

secondary

#9BCAC6

accent

#D4CA54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4E57

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

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