#BB5145#BB5145

#BB5145 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.140 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5145
RGB	rgb(187, 81, 69)
HSL	hsl(6, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(6, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 63.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.11, 41.92, 28.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.11, 50.52, 33.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56.87% 0.1224 0.0671)
OKLCH	oklch(56.87% 0.14 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.5124, 16.8824, 7.5969)
Luminance	0.1688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5145 #45AFBB

analogous

#BB4574 #BB5145 #BB8C45

triadic

#BB5145 #45BB51 #5145BB

tetradic

#BB5145 #74BB45 #45AFBB #8C45BB

square

#BB5145 #74BB45 #45AFBB #8C45BB

split-complementary

#BB5145 #45BB8C #4574BB

monochromatic

#622A24 #8F3D34 #BB5145 #CB7B72 #DCA59F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#BB5145 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#BB5145 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5145

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5145	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5145	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6443

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5145;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.140 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58579',
    500: '#bb5145',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5145;
$custom-light: #d58579;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5145",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.102,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56867,
    "c": 0.1396,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5145

secondary

#94C3C8

accent

#C9D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5145

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

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