#BB4048#BB4048

#BB4048 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.158 H 20.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4048
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 72)
HSL	hsl(356, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(356, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 49.92, 22.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 54.85, 24.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.1482 0.055)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.158 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.4989, 14.7027, 7.7301)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4048 #40BBB3

analogous

#BB4085 #BB4048 #BB7640

triadic

#BB4048 #48BB40 #4048BB

tetradic

#BB4048 #85BB40 #40BBB3 #7640BB

square

#BB4048 #85BB40 #40BBB3 #7640BB

split-complementary

#BB4048 #40BB76 #4085BB

monochromatic

#602125 #8D3036 #BB4048 #CD6C72 #DC999E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#BB4048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#BB4048 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4048

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4048	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7545

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.158 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c7b',
    500: '#bb4048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4048;
$custom-light: #d67c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.098,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54711,
    "c": 0.15803,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4048

secondary

#8FC8C4

accent

#D9D04F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4048

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

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