#BB4244#BB4244

#BB4244 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.156 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4244
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 68)
HSL	hsl(359, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 63.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.47, 48.80, 25.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.47, 55.05, 27.56°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1439 0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.156 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.4874, 14.8818, 7.1034)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4244 #42BBB9

analogous

#BB4281 #BB4244 #BB7C42

triadic

#BB4244 #44BB42 #4244BB

tetradic

#BB4244 #81BB42 #42BBB9 #7C42BB

square

#BB4244 #81BB42 #42BBB9 #7C42BB

split-complementary

#BB4244 #42BB7C #4281BB

monochromatic

#612223 #8E3234 #BB4244 #CC6E70 #DC9C9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BB4244 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BB4244 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4244

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4244	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4244	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807541

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2744

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4244;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.156 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d78',
    500: '#bb4244',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4244;
$custom-light: #d67d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4244",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.008,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54874,
    "c": 0.15619,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4244

secondary

#91C8C7

accent

#D7D550

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4244

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

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