#BB5651#BB5651

#BB5651 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.132 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5651
RGB	rgb(187, 86, 81)
HSL	hsl(3, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(3, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.27, 40.32, 22.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.27, 46.24, 29.32°)
OKLab	oklab(57.81% 0.1194 0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(57.81% 0.132 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.3086, 17.8174, 9.8893)
Luminance	0.1781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5651 #51B6BB

analogous

#BB5181 #BB5651 #BB8B51

triadic

#BB5651 #51BB56 #5651BB

tetradic

#BB5651 #81BB51 #51B6BB #8B51BB

square

#BB5651 #81BB51 #51B6BB #8B51BB

split-complementary

#BB5651 #51BB8B #5181BB

monochromatic

#692C29 #953E3A #BB5651 #CC817D #DDABA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#BB5651 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#BB5651 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5651

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5651	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5651	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6850

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4555

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5651;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 86, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.132 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48882',
    500: '#bb5651',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5651;
$custom-light: #d48882;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5651",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.83,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57813,
    "c": 0.13167,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5651

secondary

#9DC9CB

accent

#CED454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150C0A

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5651

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

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