#BB4340#BB4340

#BB4340 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.156 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4340
RGB	rgb(187, 67, 64)
HSL	hsl(1, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(1, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 65.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.57, 48.12, 27.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.57, 55.66, 30.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.141 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.156 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.4284, 14.9525, 6.5019)
Luminance	0.1495 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4340 #40B8BB

analogous

#BB407B #BB4340 #BB8040

triadic

#BB4340 #40BB43 #4340BB

tetradic

#BB4340 #7BBB40 #40B8BB #8040BB

square

#BB4340 #7BBB40 #40B8BB #8040BB

split-complementary

#BB4340 #40BB80 #407BBB

monochromatic

#602221 #8D3330 #BB4340 #CD6E6C #DC9B99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#BB4340 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#BB4340 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4340

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4340	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4340	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2843

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4340;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 67, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.156 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67d75',
    500: '#bb4340',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4340;
$custom-light: #d67d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4340",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.463,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54926,
    "c": 0.15563,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14949
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4340

secondary

#8FC7C8

accent

#D5D94F

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4340

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

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