#BB5350#BB5350
#BB5350 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.135 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5350 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 83, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 57%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 57.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.68, 41.73, 22.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.68, 47.39, 28.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.36% 0.1237 0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.36% 0.135 23.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0368, 17.3335, 9.6151) |
| Luminance | 0.1733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.38
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.72
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.13
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.17
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.61
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5350 #50B8BB
analogous
#BB5083 #BB5350 #BB8850
triadic
#BB5350 #50BB53 #5350BB
tetradic
#BB5350 #83BB50 #50B8BB #8850BB
square
#BB5350 #83BB50 #50B8BB #8850BB
split-complementary
#BB5350 #50BB88 #5083BB
monochromatic
#682A28 #943C3A #BB5350 #CC7E7C #DDAAA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.70
#BB5350 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.47
#BB5350 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB5350
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5350 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5350 | 1.00 | 4.70 | 4.47 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C664F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867C4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4153
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5350; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 83, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.135 23.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58781',
500: '#bb5350',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5350; $custom-light: #d58781; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5350",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 83,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.682,
"s": 44.033,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57355,
"c": 0.13536,
"h": 23.9
},
"luminance": 0.1733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5350
secondary
#9CC9CB
accent
#D0D454
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C