#BB4748#BB4748

#BB4748 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.150 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4748
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 72)
HSL	hsl(359, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 46.84, 24.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 52.73, 27.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1384 0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.15 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.9187, 15.5423, 7.8701)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4748 #47BBBA

analogous

#BB4782 #BB4748 #BB8047

triadic

#BB4748 #48BB47 #4748BB

tetradic

#BB4748 #82BB47 #47BBBA #8047BB

square

#BB4748 #82BB47 #47BBBA #8047BB

split-complementary

#BB4748 #47BB80 #4782BB

monochromatic

#632525 #903536 #BB4748 #CC7474 #DCA0A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BB4748 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BB4748 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4748

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4748	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4748	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645E47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827745

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4748;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.150 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f7b',
    500: '#bb4748',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4748;
$custom-light: #d67f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4748",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.483,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55568,
    "c": 0.15024,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4748

secondary

#95C9C8

accent

#D6D552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4748

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

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