#BB515D#BB515D

#BB515D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.137 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB515D
RGB	rgb(187, 81, 93)
HSL	hsl(353, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(353, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 50.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.56, 43.82, 14.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.56, 46.16, 18.34°)
OKLab	oklab(57.36% 0.132 0.0368)
OKLCH	oklch(57.36% 0.137 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.4137, 17.2429, 12.3437)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB515D #51BBAF

analogous

#BB5192 #BB515D #BB7A51

triadic

#BB515D #5DBB51 #515DBB

tetradic

#BB515D #92BB51 #51BBAF #7A51BB

square

#BB515D #92BB51 #51BBAF #7A51BB

split-complementary

#BB515D #51BB7A #5192BB

monochromatic

#692930 #953A44 #BB515D #CC7D86 #DDA9AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#BB515D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#BB515D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB515D

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB515D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB515D	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69665D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837B5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4256

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb515d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.137 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4868a',
    500: '#bb515d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb515d;
$custom-light: #d4868a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb515d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.208,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57356,
    "c": 0.13702,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB515D

secondary

#9DCBC6

accent

#D4C554

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB515D

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

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