#BB5451#BB5451

#BB5451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.134 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5451
RGB	rgb(187, 84, 81)
HSL	hsl(2, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(2, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.89, 41.32, 22.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.89, 46.87, 28.18°)
OKLab	oklab(57.52% 0.1226 0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(57.52% 0.134 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.1511, 17.5025, 9.8368)
Luminance	0.1750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5451 #51B8BB

analogous

#BB5183 #BB5451 #BB8951

triadic

#BB5451 #51BB54 #5451BB

tetradic

#BB5451 #83BB51 #51B8BB #8951BB

square

#BB5451 #83BB51 #51B8BB #8951BB

split-complementary

#BB5451 #51BB89 #5183BB

monochromatic

#692B29 #953D3A #BB5451 #CC7F7D #DDAAA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#BB5451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BB5451 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5451

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5451	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6750

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 84, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.134 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58781',
    500: '#bb5451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5451;
$custom-light: #d58781;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.698,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5752,
    "c": 0.13403,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5451

secondary

#9DCACB

accent

#D0D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5451

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

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