#BB4444#BB4444

#BB4444 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.154 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4444
RGB	rgb(187, 68, 68)
HSL	hsl(0, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 63.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 47.92, 25.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 54.47, 28.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% 0.1411 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.154 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6063, 15.1196, 7.1430)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4444 #44BBBB

analogous

#BB4480 #BB4444 #BB8044

triadic

#BB4444 #44BB44 #4444BB

tetradic

#BB4444 #80BB44 #44BBBB #7F44BB

square

#BB4444 #80BB44 #44BBBB #7F44BB

split-complementary

#BB4444 #44BB80 #447FBB

monochromatic

#612323 #8E3434 #BB4444 #CB7171 #DC9E9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BB4444 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BB4444 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4444

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4444	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4444	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817641

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2A45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4444;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 68, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.154 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e78',
    500: '#bb4444',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4444;
$custom-light: #d67e78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4444",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55118,
    "c": 0.15403,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4444

secondary

#93C8C8

accent

#D6D651

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4444

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

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