#BB4545#BB4545

#BB4545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.153 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4545
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 69)
HSL	hsl(0, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 63.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 47.54, 25.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 53.96, 28.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.1401 0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.153 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.6981, 15.2539, 7.3255)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4545 #45BBBB

analogous

#BB4580 #BB4545 #BB8045

triadic

#BB4545 #45BB45 #4545BB

tetradic

#BB4545 #80BB45 #45BBBB #8045BB

square

#BB4545 #80BB45 #45BBBB #8045BB

split-complementary

#BB4545 #45BB80 #4580BB

monochromatic

#622424 #8F3434 #BB4545 #CB7272 #DC9F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BB4545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BB4545 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4545

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4545	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817642

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.153 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e78',
    500: '#bb4545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4545;
$custom-light: #d67e78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5526,
    "c": 0.15281,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4545

secondary

#94C8C8

accent

#D6D652

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4545

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

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