#BB474B#BB474B

#BB474B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.150 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB474B
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 75)
HSL	hsl(358, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 59.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 47.05, 22.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 52.15, 25.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1396 0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.15 21.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.0190, 15.5824, 8.3981)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB474B #47BBB7

analogous

#BB4785 #BB474B #BB7D47

triadic

#BB474B #4BBB47 #474BBB

tetradic

#BB474B #85BB47 #47BBB7 #7D47BB

square

#BB474B #85BB47 #47BBB7 #7D47BB

split-complementary

#BB474B #47BB7D #4785BB

monochromatic

#632527 #903538 #BB474B #CC7477 #DCA0A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BB474B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BB474B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB474B

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB474B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB474B	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645F4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817748

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb474b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.150 21.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57f7d',
    500: '#bb474b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb474b;
$custom-light: #d57f7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb474b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.931,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55626,
    "c": 0.14994,
    "h": 21.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB474B

secondary

#95C9C7

accent

#D6D152

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB474B

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

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