#BB4648#BB4648

#BB4648 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.151 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4648
RGB	rgb(187, 70, 72)
HSL	hsl(359, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.20, 47.30, 24.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.20, 53.04, 26.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.1399 0.0579)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.151 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.8556, 15.4162, 7.8491)
Luminance	0.1541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4648 #46BBB9

analogous

#BB4683 #BB4648 #BB7E46

triadic

#BB4648 #48BB46 #4648BB

tetradic

#BB4648 #83BB46 #46BBB9 #7E46BB

square

#BB4648 #83BB46 #46BBB9 #7E46BB

split-complementary

#BB4648 #46BB7E #4683BB

monochromatic

#622425 #8F3536 #BB4648 #CB7374 #DCA0A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#BB4648 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BB4648 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4648

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4648	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4648	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645E47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817745

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2E48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4648;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 70, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.151 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f7b',
    500: '#bb4648',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4648;
$custom-light: #d67f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4648",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.974,
    "s": 46.245,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55441,
    "c": 0.15136,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4648

secondary

#94C8C8

accent

#D6D452

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4648

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

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