#BB5357#BB5357

#BB5357 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.135 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5357
RGB	rgb(187, 83, 87)
HSL	hsl(358, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 53.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.81, 42.31, 18.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.81, 46.16, 23.57°)
OKLab	oklab(57.5% 0.1265 0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(57.5% 0.135 20)
XYZ	xyz(25.3091, 17.4424, 11.0489)
Luminance	0.1744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5357 #53BBB7

analogous

#BB538B #BB5357 #BB8353

triadic

#BB5357 #57BB53 #5357BB

tetradic

#BB5357 #8BBB53 #53BBB7 #8353BB

square

#BB5357 #8BBB53 #53BBB7 #8353BB

split-complementary

#BB5357 #53BB83 #538BBB

monochromatic

#6A2A2C #963B3F #BB5357 #CC7F82 #DEABAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#BB5357 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#BB5357 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5357

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5357	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5357	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6756

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4355

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5357;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 83, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.135 20.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48786',
    500: '#bb5357',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5357;
$custom-light: #d48786;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5357",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.692,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57501,
    "c": 0.13462,
    "h": 20
  },
  "luminance": 0.17439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5357

secondary

#9ECBCA

accent

#D3CE55

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5357

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

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