#BB4642#BB4642

#BB4642 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.152 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4642
RGB	rgb(187, 70, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 64.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 46.90, 27.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 54.35, 30.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.1375 0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.152 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.6694, 15.3417, 6.8681)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4642 #42B7BB

analogous

#BB427B #BB4642 #BB8242

triadic

#BB4642 #42BB46 #4642BB

tetradic

#BB4642 #7BBB42 #42B7BB #8242BB

square

#BB4642 #7BBB42 #42B7BB #8242BB

split-complementary

#BB4642 #42BB82 #427BBB

monochromatic

#612422 #8E3532 #BB4642 #CC716E #DC9E9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BB4642 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BB4642 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4642

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4642	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4642	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655D41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82773F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2D46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4642;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 70, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.152 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f76',
    500: '#bb4642',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4642;
$custom-light: #d67f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4642",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.983,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55334,
    "c": 0.15213,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4642

secondary

#91C6C8

accent

#D3D750

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4642

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

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