#BB5459#BB5459

#BB5459 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.133 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5459
RGB	rgb(187, 84, 89)
HSL	hsl(357, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(357, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 52.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.04, 41.99, 17.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.04, 45.52, 22.71°)
OKLab	oklab(57.69% 0.1258 0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(57.69% 0.133 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.4690, 17.6297, 11.5109)
Luminance	0.1763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5459 #54BBB6

analogous

#BB548D #BB5459 #BB8254

triadic

#BB5459 #59BB54 #5459BB

tetradic

#BB5459 #8DBB54 #54BBB6 #8254BB

square

#BB5459 #8DBB54 #54BBB6 #8254BB

split-complementary

#BB5459 #54BB82 #548DBB

monochromatic

#6A2A2D #963C40 #BB5459 #CC8084 #DEACAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BB5459 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BB5459 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5459

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5459	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5459	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6759

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857D57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5459;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 84, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.133 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48787',
    500: '#bb5459',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5459;
$custom-light: #d48787;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5459",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.087,
    "s": 43.096,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57689,
    "c": 0.13323,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5459

secondary

#9FCCC9

accent

#D3CD55

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5459

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

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