#BB4646#BB4646

#BB4646 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.152 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4646
RGB	rgb(187, 70, 70)
HSL	hsl(0, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 62.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 47.16, 25.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 53.45, 28.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% 0.1391 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.152 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.7914, 15.3905, 7.5110)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4646 #46BBBB

analogous

#BB4680 #BB4646 #BB8046

triadic

#BB4646 #46BB46 #4646BB

tetradic

#BB4646 #80BB46 #46BBBB #8046BB

square

#BB4646 #80BB46 #46BBBB #8046BB

split-complementary

#BB4646 #46BB80 #4680BB

monochromatic

#622424 #8F3535 #BB4646 #CB7373 #DCA0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BB4646 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BB4646 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4646

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4646	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4646	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645E45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817743

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4646;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 70, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.152 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f79',
    500: '#bb4646',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4646;
$custom-light: #d67f79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4646",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 46.245,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55404,
    "c": 0.15158,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4646

secondary

#94C8C8

accent

#D6D652

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4646

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

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