#BB4249#BB4249

#BB4249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.156 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BB4249
RGBrgb(187, 66, 73)
HSLhsl(357, 48%, 50%)
HSVhsv(357, 65%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64.7%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(45.56, 49.13, 22.57)
CIE-LCHlch(45.56, 54.07, 24.68°)
OKLaboklab(54.97% 0.1458 0.0547)
OKLCHoklch(54.97% 0.156 20.6)
XYZxyz(23.6466, 14.9455, 7.9416)
Luminance0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BB4249 #42BBB4
analogous
#BB4286 #BB4249 #BB7842
triadic
#BB4249 #49BB42 #4249BB
tetradic
#BB4249 #86BB42 #42BBB4 #7842BB
square
#BB4249 #86BB42 #42BBB4 #7842BB
split-complementary
#BB4249 #42BB78 #4286BB
monochromatic
#612226 #8E3237 #BB4249 #CC6E74 #DC9C9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27
#BB4249 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99
#BB4249 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4249
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BB4249#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BB42491.005.273.995.27
#FFFFFF5.271.0021.001.00
#0000003.9921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.271.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#615C48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807546
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD2845
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bb4249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.156 20.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d7b',
    500: '#bb4249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bb4249;
$custom-light: #d67d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bb4249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.529,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54967,
    "c": 0.15575,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BB4249
secondary
#91C8C5
accent
#D7D050
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B

Preview Lab

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#BB4249 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva