#BB5158#BB5158

#BB5158 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.137 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5158
RGB	rgb(187, 81, 88)
HSL	hsl(356, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(356, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 52.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.46, 43.37, 17.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.46, 46.73, 21.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% 0.13 0.0434)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.137 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.1994, 17.1572, 11.2153)
Luminance	0.1715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5158 #51BBB4

analogous

#BB518D #BB5158 #BB7F51

triadic

#BB5158 #58BB51 #5158BB

tetradic

#BB5158 #8DBB51 #51BBB4 #7F51BB

square

#BB5158 #8DBB51 #51BBB4 #7F51BB

split-complementary

#BB5158 #51BB7F #518DBB

monochromatic

#69292D #953A40 #BB5158 #CC7D82 #DDA9AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#BB5158 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#BB5158 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5158

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5158	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5158	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696558

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847B56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4054

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5158;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.137 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48687',
    500: '#bb5158',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5158;
$custom-light: #d48687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5158",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.038,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5724,
    "c": 0.13706,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5158

secondary

#9DCBC8

accent

#D4CB54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5158

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

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