#BB4746#BB4746

#BB4746 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.150 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4746
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 70)
HSL	hsl(1, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 62.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.33, 46.71, 25.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.33, 53.16, 28.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.1377 0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.15 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.8545, 15.5166, 7.5320)
Luminance	0.1551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4746 #46BABB

analogous

#BB467F #BB4746 #BB8146

triadic

#BB4746 #46BB47 #4746BB

tetradic

#BB4746 #7FBB46 #46BABB #8146BB

square

#BB4746 #7FBB46 #46BABB #8146BB

split-complementary

#BB4746 #46BB81 #467FBB

monochromatic

#622524 #8F3535 #BB4746 #CB7473 #DCA0A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BB4746 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BB4746 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4746

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4746	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4746	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655E45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827743

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4746;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.150 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f79',
    500: '#bb4746',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4746;
$custom-light: #d67f79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4746",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.513,
    "s": 46.245,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55532,
    "c": 0.15048,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4746

secondary

#94C8C8

accent

#D5D652

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4746

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

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