#BB5053#BB5053

#BB5053 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.139 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5053
RGB	rgb(187, 80, 83)
HSL	hsl(358, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(358, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.2%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.17, 43.44, 19.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.17, 47.82, 24.72°)
OKLab	oklab(56.99% 0.1295 0.0494)
OKLCH	oklch(56.99% 0.139 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9256, 16.9297, 10.1371)
Luminance	0.1693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5053 #50BBB8

analogous

#BB5088 #BB5053 #BB8350

triadic

#BB5053 #53BB50 #5053BB

tetradic

#BB5053 #88BB50 #50BBB8 #8350BB

square

#BB5053 #88BB50 #50BBB8 #8350BB

split-complementary

#BB5053 #50BB83 #5088BB

monochromatic

#68282A #943A3C #BB5053 #CC7C7E #DDA8AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#BB5053 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#BB5053 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5053

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5053	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5053	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696452

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847B51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3E52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5053;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 80, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.139 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58583',
    500: '#bb5053',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5053;
$custom-light: #d58583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5053",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.318,
    "s": 44.033,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56992,
    "c": 0.13861,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5053

secondary

#9CCBC9

accent

#D4D054

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5053

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

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