#BB4040#BB4040

#BB4040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.159 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4040
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(0, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 65.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.09, 49.41, 27.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.09, 56.49, 29.00°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.145 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.159 24)
XYZ	xyz(23.2547, 14.6050, 6.4440)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4040 #40BBBB

analogous

#BB407E #BB4040 #BB7E40

triadic

#BB4040 #40BB40 #4040BB

tetradic

#BB4040 #7EBB40 #40BBBB #7E40BB

square

#BB4040 #7EBB40 #40BBBB #7E40BB

split-complementary

#BB4040 #40BB7E #407EBB

monochromatic

#602121 #8D3030 #BB4040 #CD6C6C #DC9999

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#BB4040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#BB4040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4040

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4040	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615A3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80743D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2241

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.159 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67b75',
    500: '#bb4040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4040;
$custom-light: #d67b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54565,
    "c": 0.15879,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.14602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4040

secondary

#8FC8C8

accent

#D9D94F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4040

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

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