#BB5359#BB5359

#BB5359 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.135 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5359
RGB	rgb(187, 83, 89)
HSL	hsl(357, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(357, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 52.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.85, 42.48, 17.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.85, 45.88, 22.18°)
OKLab	oklab(57.55% 0.1273 0.0433)
OKLCH	oklch(57.55% 0.135 18.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.3919, 17.4755, 11.4852)
Luminance	0.1747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5359 #53BBB5

analogous

#BB538D #BB5359 #BB8153

triadic

#BB5359 #59BB53 #5359BB

tetradic

#BB5359 #8DBB53 #53BBB5 #8153BB

square

#BB5359 #8DBB53 #53BBB5 #8153BB

split-complementary

#BB5359 #53BB81 #538DBB

monochromatic

#6A2A2E #963B40 #BB5359 #CC7F83 #DEABAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#BB5359 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#BB5359 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5359

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5359	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5359	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)

#6B6759

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4356

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5359;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 83, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.135 18.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48787',
    500: '#bb5359',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5359;
$custom-light: #d48787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5359",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.538,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57546,
    "c": 0.1345,
    "h": 18.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5359

secondary

#9ECBC9

accent

#D3CC55

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5359

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

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