#BB4148#BB4148

#BB4148 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.157 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4148
RGB	rgb(187, 65, 72)
HSL	hsl(357, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(357, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.38, 49.49, 22.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.38, 54.55, 24.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.1468 0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.157 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.5558, 14.8165, 7.7491)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4148 #41BBB4

analogous

#BB4185 #BB4148 #BB7741

triadic

#BB4148 #48BB41 #4148BB

tetradic

#BB4148 #85BB41 #41BBB4 #7741BB

square

#BB4148 #85BB41 #41BBB4 #7741BB

split-complementary

#BB4148 #41BB77 #4185BB

monochromatic

#602125 #8E3137 #BB4148 #CC6D72 #DC9A9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BB4148 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BB4148 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4148

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4148	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4148	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605B47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7545

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4148;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 65, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.157 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c7b',
    500: '#bb4148',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4148;
$custom-light: #d67c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4148",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.557,
    "s": 48.413,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54829,
    "c": 0.15693,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4148

secondary

#90C8C5

accent

#D8D050

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4148

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

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