#BB505D#BB505D

#BB505D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.138 H 15.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB505D
RGB	rgb(187, 80, 93)
HSL	hsl(353, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(353, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.2%, 50.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.38, 44.30, 14.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.38, 46.55, 17.85°)
OKLab	oklab(57.22% 0.1335 0.0361)
OKLCH	oklch(57.22% 0.138 15.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.3399, 17.0954, 12.3191)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB505D #50BBAE

analogous

#BB5093 #BB505D #BB7850

triadic

#BB505D #5DBB50 #505DBB

tetradic

#BB505D #93BB50 #50BBAE #7850BB

square

#BB505D #93BB50 #50BBAE #7850BB

split-complementary

#BB505D #50BB78 #5093BB

monochromatic

#682830 #943A45 #BB505D #CC7C86 #DDA8AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#BB505D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#BB505D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB505D

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB505D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB505D	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68655D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837B5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4055

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb505d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 80, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.138 15.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4858a',
    500: '#bb505d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb505d;
$custom-light: #d4858a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb505d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.71,
    "s": 44.033,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57217,
    "c": 0.13832,
    "h": 15.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB505D

secondary

#9CCBC5

accent

#D4C454

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFF0

border

#D4CACB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB505D

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

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