#BB5148#BB5148

#BB5148 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.139 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5148
RGB	rgb(187, 81, 72)
HSL	hsl(5, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.16, 42.12, 26.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.16, 49.77, 32.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.1236 0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.139 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.6078, 16.9206, 8.0998)
Luminance	0.1692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5148 #48B2BB

analogous

#BB4878 #BB5148 #BB8A48

triadic

#BB5148 #48BB51 #5148BB

tetradic

#BB5148 #78BB48 #48B2BB #8A48BB

square

#BB5148 #78BB48 #48B2BB #8A48BB

split-complementary

#BB5148 #48BB8A #4878BB

monochromatic

#642A25 #903D36 #BB5148 #CC7B75 #DCA6A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#BB5148 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#BB5148 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5148

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5148	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5148	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6447

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5148;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.139 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5857b',
    500: '#bb5148',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5148;
$custom-light: #d5857b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5148",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.696,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56919,
    "c": 0.13899,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5148

secondary

#96C5C9

accent

#CBD552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5148

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

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