#BB5149#BB5149

#BB5149 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.139 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5149
RGB	rgb(187, 81, 73)
HSL	hsl(4, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(4, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.18, 42.19, 25.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.18, 49.53, 31.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.94% 0.124 0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(56.94% 0.139 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6407, 16.9338, 8.2730)
Luminance	0.1693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5149 #49B3BB

analogous

#BB497A #BB5149 #BB8A49

triadic

#BB5149 #49BB51 #5149BB

tetradic

#BB5149 #7ABB49 #49B3BB #8A49BB

square

#BB5149 #7ABB49 #49B3BB #8A49BB

split-complementary

#BB5149 #49BB8A #497ABB

monochromatic

#642A25 #913C36 #BB5149 #CC7C76 #DCA6A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#BB5149 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#BB5149 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5149

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5149	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5149	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)

#6C6448

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867B47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3E50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5149;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.139 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5857c',
    500: '#bb5149',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5149;
$custom-light: #d5857c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5149",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.211,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56937,
    "c": 0.13881,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5149

secondary

#97C6C9

accent

#CCD553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5149

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

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