#BB4246#BB4246

#BB4246 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.156 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4246
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 70)
HSL	hsl(358, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 62.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.51, 48.93, 24.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.51, 54.64, 26.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.1447 0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.156 22)
XYZ	xyz(23.5495, 14.9066, 7.4304)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4246 #42BBB7

analogous

#BB4282 #BB4246 #BB7B42

triadic

#BB4246 #46BB42 #4246BB

tetradic

#BB4246 #82BB42 #42BBB7 #7B42BB

square

#BB4246 #82BB42 #42BBB7 #7B42BB

split-complementary

#BB4246 #42BB7B #4282BB

monochromatic

#612224 #8E3235 #BB4246 #CC6E71 #DC9C9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BB4246 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BB4246 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4246

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4246	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4246	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)

#615B45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807543

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2844

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4246;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.156 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d79',
    500: '#bb4246',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4246;
$custom-light: #d67d79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4246",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.017,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5491,
    "c": 0.156,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.14903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4246

secondary

#91C8C6

accent

#D7D350

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4246

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

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