#BB4442#BB4442

#BB4442 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.154 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4442
RGB	rgb(187, 68, 66)
HSL	hsl(1, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 64.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 47.80, 27.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 54.91, 29.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.1403 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.154 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.5463, 15.0956, 6.8270)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4442 #42B9BB

analogous

#BB427C #BB4442 #BB8142

triadic

#BB4442 #42BB44 #4442BB

tetradic

#BB4442 #7CBB42 #42B9BB #8142BB

square

#BB4442 #7CBB42 #42B9BB #8142BB

split-complementary

#BB4442 #42BB81 #427CBB

monochromatic

#612322 #8E3432 #BB4442 #CC706E #DC9D9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#BB4442 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BB4442 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4442

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4442	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4442	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2A45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4442;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 68, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.154 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e76',
    500: '#bb4442',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4442;
$custom-light: #d67e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4442",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.992,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55083,
    "c": 0.15428,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4442

secondary

#91C7C8

accent

#D5D750

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4442

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

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