#BB4546#BB4546

#BB4546 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.153 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4546
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 70)
HSL	hsl(359, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 62.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 47.61, 24.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 53.75, 27.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.28% 0.1405 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(55.28% 0.153 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7294, 15.2664, 7.4903)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4546 #45BBBA

analogous

#BB4581 #BB4546 #BB7F45

triadic

#BB4546 #46BB45 #4546BB

tetradic

#BB4546 #81BB45 #45BBBA #7F45BB

square

#BB4546 #81BB45 #45BBBA #7F45BB

split-complementary

#BB4546 #45BB7F #4581BB

monochromatic

#622424 #8F3435 #BB4546 #CB7273 #DC9F9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BB4546 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BB4546 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4546

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4546	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4546	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)

#635D45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817643

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4546;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.153 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e79',
    500: '#bb4546',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4546;
$custom-light: #d67e79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4546",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.492,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55278,
    "c": 0.15269,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4546

secondary

#94C8C8

accent

#D6D552

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4546

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

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