#BB4742#BB4742

#BB4742 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.151 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4742
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 66)
HSL	hsl(2, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 64.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 46.45, 27.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 54.07, 30.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1361 0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.151 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.7324, 15.4678, 6.8891)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4742 #42B6BB

analogous

#BB427A #BB4742 #BB8342

triadic

#BB4742 #42BB47 #4742BB

tetradic

#BB4742 #7ABB42 #42B6BB #8342BB

square

#BB4742 #7ABB42 #42B6BB #8342BB

split-complementary

#BB4742 #42BB83 #427ABB

monochromatic

#612522 #8E3632 #BB4742 #CC726E #DC9E9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BB4742 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BB4742 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4742

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4742	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4742	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82773F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2E47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4742;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.151 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f76',
    500: '#bb4742',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4742;
$custom-light: #d67f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4742",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.479,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55461,
    "c": 0.15104,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4742

secondary

#91C6C8

accent

#D2D750

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4742

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

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