#BB4548#BB4548

#BB4548 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.152 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4548
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 72)
HSL	hsl(358, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 47.74, 23.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 53.34, 26.48°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.1413 0.0574)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.152 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7936, 15.2921, 7.8284)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4548 #45BBB8

analogous

#BB4583 #BB4548 #BB7D45

triadic

#BB4548 #48BB45 #4548BB

tetradic

#BB4548 #83BB45 #45BBB8 #7D45BB

square

#BB4548 #83BB45 #45BBB8 #7D45BB

split-complementary

#BB4548 #45BB7D #4583BB

monochromatic

#622425 #8F3436 #BB4548 #CB7274 #DC9FA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BB4548 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#BB4548 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4548

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4548	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4548	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817645

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4548;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.152 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e7b',
    500: '#bb4548',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4548;
$custom-light: #d67e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4548",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.475,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55316,
    "c": 0.15248,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4548

secondary

#94C8C7

accent

#D6D352

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4548

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

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