#BB4142#BB4142

#BB4142 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.158 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4142
RGB	rgb(187, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(360, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(360, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 64.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.28, 49.10, 26.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.28, 55.76, 28.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.1445 0.0628)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.158 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.3695, 14.7420, 6.7681)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4142 #41BBBA

analogous

#BB417F #BB4142 #BB7D41

triadic

#BB4142 #42BB41 #4142BB

tetradic

#BB4142 #7FBB41 #41BBBA #7D41BB

square

#BB4142 #7FBB41 #41BBBA #7D41BB

split-complementary

#BB4142 #41BB7D #417FBB

monochromatic

#602122 #8E3132 #BB4142 #CC6D6E #DC9A9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BB4142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BB4142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4142

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4142	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80753F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.158 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c76',
    500: '#bb4142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4142;
$custom-light: #d67c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.508,
    "s": 48.413,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54718,
    "c": 0.1575,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4142

secondary

#90C8C8

accent

#D8D750

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4142

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

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