#BB4749#BB4749

#BB4749 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.150 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4749
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 73)
HSL	hsl(359, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 46.91, 23.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 52.53, 26.75°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.1388 0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.15 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.9516, 15.5555, 8.0433)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4749 #47BBB9

analogous

#BB4783 #BB4749 #BB7F47

triadic

#BB4749 #49BB47 #4749BB

tetradic

#BB4749 #83BB47 #47BBB9 #7F47BB

square

#BB4749 #83BB47 #47BBB9 #7F47BB

split-complementary

#BB4749 #47BB7F #4783BB

monochromatic

#632526 #903537 #BB4749 #CC7475 #DCA0A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BB4749 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BB4749 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4749

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4749	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4749	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)

#645E48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827746

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4749;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.150 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f7b',
    500: '#bb4749',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4749;
$custom-light: #d67f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4749",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.966,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55587,
    "c": 0.15013,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4749

secondary

#95C9C8

accent

#D6D352

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4749

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

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