#BB4247#BB4247

#BB4247 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.156 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4247
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 71)
HSL	hsl(358, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 62%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 48.99, 23.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 54.44, 25.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.1451 0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.156 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5813, 14.9194, 7.5980)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4247 #42BBB6

analogous

#BB4283 #BB4247 #BB7A42

triadic

#BB4247 #47BB42 #4247BB

tetradic

#BB4247 #83BB42 #42BBB6 #7A42BB

square

#BB4247 #83BB42 #42BBB6 #7A42BB

split-complementary

#BB4247 #42BB7A #4283BB

monochromatic

#612225 #8E3236 #BB4247 #CC6E72 #DC9C9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#BB4247 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BB4247 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4247

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4247	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4247	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615C46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807544

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2845

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4247;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.156 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d7a',
    500: '#bb4247',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4247;
$custom-light: #d67d7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4247",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.521,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54929,
    "c": 0.15591,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4247

secondary

#91C8C6

accent

#D7D250

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4247

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

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