#BB4049#BB4049

#BB4049 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.158 H 19.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4049
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 73)
HSL	hsl(356, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(356, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.24, 49.98, 22.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.24, 54.68, 23.91°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% 0.1486 0.0537)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.158 19.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.5318, 14.7158, 7.9033)
Luminance	0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4049 #40BBB2

analogous

#BB4087 #BB4049 #BB7540

triadic

#BB4049 #49BB40 #4049BB

tetradic

#BB4049 #87BB40 #40BBB2 #7540BB

square

#BB4049 #87BB40 #40BBB2 #7540BB

split-complementary

#BB4049 #40BB75 #4087BB

monochromatic

#602125 #8D3037 #BB4049 #CD6C73 #DC999E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#BB4049 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#BB4049 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4049

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4049	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4049	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)

#605B48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7546

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4049;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.158 19.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c7b',
    500: '#bb4049',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4049;
$custom-light: #d67c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4049",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.61,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5473,
    "c": 0.15798,
    "h": 19.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4049

secondary

#8FC8C4

accent

#D9CF4F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4049

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

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