#BB4839#BB4839

#BB4839 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.152 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4839
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 57)
HSL	hsl(7, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 69.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.31, 45.48, 32.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.31, 56.16, 35.93°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.1313 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.152 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.5518, 15.4981, 5.6214)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4839 #39ACBB

analogous

#BB396B #BB4839 #BB8939

triadic

#BB4839 #39BB48 #4839BB

tetradic

#BB4839 #6BBB39 #39ACBB #8939BB

square

#BB4839 #6BBB39 #39ACBB #8939BB

split-complementary

#BB4839 #39BB89 #396BBB

monochromatic

#5D241C #8C362B #BB4839 #CF6F62 #DD9A91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BB4839 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BB4839 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4839

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4839	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4839	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)

#675E37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2E45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4839;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.152 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68070',
    500: '#bb4839',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4839;
$custom-light: #d68070;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4839",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.923,
    "s": 53.279,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5545,
    "c": 0.15166,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4839

secondary

#87C1C8

accent

#CCDD4B

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4839

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

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