#BB4640#BB4640

#BB4640 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.152 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4640
RGB	rgb(187, 70, 64)
HSL	hsl(3, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(3, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 65.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.07, 46.78, 28.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.07, 54.83, 31.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1368 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.152 26.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.6114, 15.3185, 6.5629)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4640 #40B5BB

analogous

#BB4078 #BB4640 #BB8440

triadic

#BB4640 #40BB46 #4640BB

tetradic

#BB4640 #78BB40 #40B5BB #8440BB

square

#BB4640 #78BB40 #40B5BB #8440BB

split-complementary

#BB4640 #40BB84 #4078BB

monochromatic

#602421 #8D3530 #BB4640 #CD706C #DC9C99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#BB4640 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#BB4640 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4640

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4640	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4640	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)

#655D3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2C45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4640;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 70, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.152 26.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f75',
    500: '#bb4640',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4640;
$custom-light: #d67f75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4640",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.927,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.553,
    "c": 0.15244,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4640

secondary

#8FC5C8

accent

#D2D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4640

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

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