#BB4240#BB4240

#BB4240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.157 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4240
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(1, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(1, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 65.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, 48.55, 27.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 55.94, 29.78°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.1423 0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.157 24.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.3695, 14.8346, 6.4823)
Luminance	0.1483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4240 #40B9BB

analogous

#BB407B #BB4240 #BB8040

triadic

#BB4240 #40BB42 #4240BB

tetradic

#BB4240 #7BBB40 #40B9BB #8040BB

square

#BB4240 #7BBB40 #40B9BB #8040BB

split-complementary

#BB4240 #40BB80 #407BBB

monochromatic

#602221 #8D3230 #BB4240 #CD6D6C #DC9A99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BB4240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BB4240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4240

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4240	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2643

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.157 24.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c75',
    500: '#bb4240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4240;
$custom-light: #d67c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.976,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54804,
    "c": 0.15669,
    "h": 24.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4240

secondary

#8FC7C8

accent

#D6D94F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4240

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

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