#BB4549#BB4549

#BB4549 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.152 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4549
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 73)
HSL	hsl(358, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.05, 47.81, 23.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.05, 53.15, 25.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1417 0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.152 21.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.8265, 15.3053, 8.0016)
Luminance	0.1530 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4549 #45BBB7

analogous

#BB4584 #BB4549 #BB7C45

triadic

#BB4549 #49BB45 #4549BB

tetradic

#BB4549 #84BB45 #45BBB7 #7C45BB

square

#BB4549 #84BB45 #45BBB7 #7C45BB

split-complementary

#BB4549 #45BB7C #4584BB

monochromatic

#622426 #8F3437 #BB4549 #CB7275 #DC9FA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#BB4549 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#BB4549 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4549

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4549	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4549	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817646

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4549;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.152 21.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e7b',
    500: '#bb4549',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4549;
$custom-light: #d67e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4549",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.966,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55335,
    "c": 0.15238,
    "h": 21.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4549

secondary

#94C8C6

accent

#D6D252

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4549

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

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