#BB5251#BB5251

#BB5251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.136 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5251
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 81)
HSL	hsl(1, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(1, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.51, 42.31, 21.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.51, 47.51, 27.08°)
OKLab	oklab(57.23% 0.1257 0.0531)
OKLCH	oklch(57.23% 0.136 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9981, 17.1965, 9.7858)
Luminance	0.1719 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5251 #51BABB

analogous

#BB5185 #BB5251 #BB8751

triadic

#BB5251 #51BB52 #5251BB

tetradic

#BB5251 #85BB51 #51BABB #8751BB

square

#BB5251 #85BB51 #51BABB #8751BB

split-complementary

#BB5251 #51BB87 #5185BB

monochromatic

#692A29 #953B3A #BB5251 #CC7E7D #DDAAA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#BB5251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BB5251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5251

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5251	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6550

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.136 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58681',
    500: '#bb5251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5251;
$custom-light: #d58681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.566,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57232,
    "c": 0.13641,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5251

secondary

#9DCACB

accent

#D2D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5251

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

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