#BB4838#BB4838

#BB4838 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.152 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4838
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(7, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 70.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.30, 45.42, 33.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.30, 56.45, 36.42°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.1309 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.152 30.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.5271, 15.4883, 5.4913)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4838 #38ABBB

analogous

#BB386A #BB4838 #BB8938

triadic

#BB4838 #38BB48 #4838BB

tetradic

#BB4838 #6ABB38 #38ABBB #8938BB

square

#BB4838 #6ABB38 #38ABBB #8938BB

split-complementary

#BB4838 #38BB89 #386ABB

monochromatic

#5D241C #8C362A #BB4838 #D06E61 #DE9990

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BB4838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BB4838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4838

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4838	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.152 30.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7806f',
    500: '#bb4838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4838;
$custom-light: #d7806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.328,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55435,
    "c": 0.15188,
    "h": 30.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4838

secondary

#86C0C8

accent

#CBDD4B

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4838

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

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