#BB5159#BB5159
#BB5159 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.137 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 81, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 57%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 52.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.48, 43.46, 16.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.48, 46.60, 21.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.26% 0.1304 0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.26% 0.137 17.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2411, 17.1739, 11.4349) |
| Luminance | 0.1717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.83
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.53
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.65
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.66
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.95
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5159 #51BBB3
analogous
#BB518E #BB5159 #BB7E51
triadic
#BB5159 #59BB51 #5159BB
tetradic
#BB5159 #8EBB51 #51BBB3 #7E51BB
square
#BB5159 #8EBB51 #51BBB3 #7E51BB
split-complementary
#BB5159 #51BB7E #518EBB
monochromatic
#69292E #953A41 #BB5159 #CC7D83 #DDA9AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.74
#BB5159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.43
#BB5159 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB5159
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5159 | 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)
#696659
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847B57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB4154
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.137 17.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48687',
500: '#bb5159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5159; $custom-light: #d48687; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5159",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 81,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.472,
"s": 43.802,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57263,
"c": 0.13703,
"h": 17.9
},
"luminance": 0.17171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5159
secondary
#9DCBC7
accent
#D4CA54
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150B0B
muted
#837C7C