#BB514D#BB514D

#BB514D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.138 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB514D
RGB	rgb(187, 81, 77)
HSL	hsl(2, 45%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(2, 59%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 58.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 42.49, 23.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 48.63, 29.12°)
OKLab	oklab(57.01% 0.1256 0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(57.01% 0.138 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7776, 16.9885, 8.9941)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB514D #4DB7BB

analogous

#BB4D80 #BB514D #BB884D

triadic

#BB514D #4DBB51 #514DBB

tetradic

#BB514D #80BB4D #4DB7BB #884DBB

square

#BB514D #80BB4D #4DB7BB #884DBB

split-complementary

#BB514D #4DBB88 #4D80BB

monochromatic

#662927 #933B38 #BB514D #CC7C79 #DDA8A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#BB514D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BB514D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB514D

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB514D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB514D	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B654C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857B4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3E51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb514d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.138 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5857f',
    500: '#bb514d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb514d;
$custom-light: #d5857f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb514d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.182,
    "s": 44.715,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57011,
    "c": 0.13813,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB514D

secondary

#9AC8CA

accent

#D0D453

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB514D

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

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