#BB5057#BB5057

#BB5057 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.138 H 18.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5057
RGB	rgb(187, 80, 87)
HSL	hsl(356, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(356, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.2%, 53.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 43.77, 17.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 47.22, 22.02°)
OKLab	oklab(57.08% 0.1311 0.0442)
OKLCH	oklch(57.08% 0.138 18.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0845, 16.9932, 10.9740)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5057 #50BBB4

analogous

#BB508C #BB5057 #BB7F50

triadic

#BB5057 #57BB50 #5057BB

tetradic

#BB5057 #8CBB50 #50BBB4 #7F50BB

square

#BB5057 #8CBB50 #50BBB4 #7F50BB

split-complementary

#BB5057 #50BB7F #508CBB

monochromatic

#68282D #943A40 #BB5057 #CC7C81 #DDA8AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BB5057 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BB5057 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5057

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5057	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5057	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696557

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847B55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3F53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5057;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 80, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.138 18.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48586',
    500: '#bb5057',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5057;
$custom-light: #d48586;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5057",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.075,
    "s": 44.033,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57078,
    "c": 0.13837,
    "h": 18.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5057

secondary

#9CCBC8

accent

#D4CB54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5057

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

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