#BB5261#BB5261

#BB5261 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.136 H 13.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5261
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 97)
HSL	hsl(351, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(351, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 48.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.84, 43.71, 12.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.84, 45.46, 15.95°)
OKLab	oklab(57.59% 0.1321 0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(57.59% 0.136 13.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.6703, 17.4654, 13.3262)
Luminance	0.1746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5261 #52BBAC

analogous

#BB5295 #BB5261 #BB7852

triadic

#BB5261 #61BB52 #5261BB

tetradic

#BB5261 #95BB52 #52BBAC #7852BB

square

#BB5261 #95BB52 #52BBAC #7852BB

split-complementary

#BB5261 #52BB78 #5295BB

monochromatic

#692932 #953B48 #BB5261 #CC7E89 #DEAAB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#BB5261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#BB5261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5261

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5261	1.00	4.67	4.49	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696761

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837C5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.136 13.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4868d',
    500: '#bb5261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5261;
$custom-light: #d4868d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57594,
    "c": 0.13587,
    "h": 13.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5261

secondary

#9ECBC5

accent

#D3C154

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150B0C

muted

#837C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5261

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

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