#BB5161#BB5161

#BB5161 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.137 H 13.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5161
RGB	rgb(187, 81, 97)
HSL	hsl(351, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(351, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 48.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.66, 44.20, 12.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.66, 45.86, 15.48°)
OKLab	oklab(57.45% 0.1336 0.0313)
OKLCH	oklch(57.45% 0.137 13.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.5955, 17.3157, 13.3013)
Luminance	0.1731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5161 #51BBAB

analogous

#BB5196 #BB5161 #BB7651

triadic

#BB5161 #61BB51 #5161BB

tetradic

#BB5161 #96BB51 #51BBAB #7651BB

square

#BB5161 #96BB51 #51BBAB #7651BB

split-complementary

#BB5161 #51BB76 #5196BB

monochromatic

#692933 #953A48 #BB5161 #CC7D89 #DDA9B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#BB5161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#BB5161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5161

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5161	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686661

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837C5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4257

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.137 13.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4868d',
    500: '#bb5161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5161;
$custom-light: #d4868d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.943,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57454,
    "c": 0.13721,
    "h": 13.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5161

secondary

#9DCBC4

accent

#D4C054

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5161

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

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