#BB4448#BB4448
#BB4448 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.154 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4448 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 68, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 64%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 61.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.87, 48.19, 23.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.87, 53.64, 26.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.19% 0.1427 0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.19% 0.154 21.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7326, 15.1701, 7.8080) |
| Luminance | 0.1517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.55
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.20
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.15
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.14
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.38
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4448 #44BBB7
analogous
#BB4484 #BB4448 #BB7B44
triadic
#BB4448 #48BB44 #4448BB
tetradic
#BB4448 #84BB44 #44BBB7 #7B44BB
square
#BB4448 #84BB44 #44BBB7 #7B44BB
split-complementary
#BB4448 #44BB7B #4484BB
monochromatic
#612325 #8E3437 #BB4448 #CB7174 #DC9EA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.21
#BB4448 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#BB4448 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4448
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4448 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4448 | 1.00 | 5.21 | 4.03 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625D47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807645
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD2B46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4448; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 68, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.154 21.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67e7b',
500: '#bb4448',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4448; $custom-light: #d67e7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4448",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 68,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.983,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55192,
"c": 0.1536,
"h": 21.7
},
"luminance": 0.15167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4448
secondary
#93C8C6
accent
#D6D251
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B