#BB5351#BB5351

#BB5351 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.135 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5351
RGB	rgb(187, 83, 81)
HSL	hsl(1, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(1, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.70, 41.81, 21.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.70, 47.19, 27.62°)
OKLab	oklab(57.38% 0.1241 0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(57.38% 0.135 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.0741, 17.3484, 9.8111)
Luminance	0.1734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5351 #51B9BB

analogous

#BB5184 #BB5351 #BB8851

triadic

#BB5351 #51BB53 #5351BB

tetradic

#BB5351 #84BB51 #51B9BB #8851BB

square

#BB5351 #84BB51 #51B9BB #8851BB

split-complementary

#BB5351 #51BB88 #5184BB

monochromatic

#692A29 #953C3A #BB5351 #CC7E7D #DDAAA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#BB5351 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#BB5351 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5351

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5351	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5351	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)

#6C6650

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5351;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 83, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.135 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58781',
    500: '#bb5351',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5351;
$custom-light: #d58781;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5351",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.132,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57375,
    "c": 0.13522,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5351

secondary

#9DCACB

accent

#D1D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5351

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

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