#BB5151#BB5151

#BB5151 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.138 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5151
RGB	rgb(187, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(0, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.32, 42.79, 21.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.32, 47.84, 26.55°)
OKLab	oklab(57.09% 0.1272 0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(57.09% 0.138 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9232, 17.0468, 9.7609)
Luminance	0.1704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5151 #51BBBB

analogous

#BB5186 #BB5151 #BB8651

triadic

#BB5151 #51BB51 #5151BB

tetradic

#BB5151 #86BB51 #51BBBB #8651BB

square

#BB5151 #86BB51 #51BBBB #8651BB

split-complementary

#BB5151 #51BB86 #5186BB

monochromatic

#692929 #953A3A #BB5151 #CC7D7D #DDA9A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#BB5151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#BB5151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5151

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5151	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6550

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857B4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3F52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.138 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58581',
    500: '#bb5151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5151;
$custom-light: #d58581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57091,
    "c": 0.1376,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5151

secondary

#9DCBCB

accent

#D4D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5151

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

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