#BB4243#BB4243

#BB4243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.156 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4243
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(360, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(360, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 64.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.46, 48.74, 26.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.46, 55.26, 28.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.1435 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.156 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.4572, 14.8697, 6.9440)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4243 #42BBBA

analogous

#BB4280 #BB4243 #BB7E42

triadic

#BB4243 #43BB42 #4243BB

tetradic

#BB4243 #80BB42 #42BBBA #7E42BB

square

#BB4243 #80BB42 #42BBBA #7E42BB

split-complementary

#BB4243 #42BB7E #4280BB

monochromatic

#612223 #8E3233 #BB4243 #CC6E6F #DC9C9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BB4243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BB4243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4243

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4243	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)

#625B42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807540

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2744

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.156 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67c77',
    500: '#bb4243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4243;
$custom-light: #d67c77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.504,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54856,
    "c": 0.15631,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4243

secondary

#91C8C8

accent

#D7D650

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4243

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

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