#BB4449#BB4449

#BB4449 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.154 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4449
RGB	rgb(187, 68, 73)
HSL	hsl(357, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(357, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 48.25, 23.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 53.45, 25.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.21% 0.1431 0.0556)
OKLCH	oklch(55.21% 0.154 21.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7655, 15.1833, 7.9813)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4449 #44BBB6

analogous

#BB4485 #BB4449 #BB7A44

triadic

#BB4449 #49BB44 #4449BB

tetradic

#BB4449 #85BB44 #44BBB6 #7A44BB

square

#BB4449 #85BB44 #44BBB6 #7A44BB

split-complementary

#BB4449 #44BB7A #4485BB

monochromatic

#612326 #8E3437 #BB4449 #CB7175 #DC9EA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BB4449 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BB4449 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4449

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4449	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4449	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625D48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807646

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2C47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4449;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 68, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.154 21.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e7b',
    500: '#bb4449',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4449;
$custom-light: #d67e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4449",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.479,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55211,
    "c": 0.15351,
    "h": 21.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4449

secondary

#93C8C6

accent

#D6D151

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4449

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

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