#BB4840#BB4840

#BB4840 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.150 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4840
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 64)
HSL	hsl(4, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(4, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 65.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 45.87, 29.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 54.28, 32.31°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1339 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.15 27)
XYZ	xyz(23.7386, 15.5729, 6.6053)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4840 #40B3BB

analogous

#BB4076 #BB4840 #BB8540

triadic

#BB4840 #40BB48 #4840BB

tetradic

#BB4840 #76BB40 #40B3BB #8540BB

square

#BB4840 #76BB40 #40B3BB #8540BB

split-complementary

#BB4840 #40BB85 #4076BB

monochromatic

#602521 #8D3630 #BB4840 #CD726C #DC9E99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BB4840 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BB4840 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4840

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4840	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4840	1.00	5.10	4.11	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665E3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4840;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.150 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68075',
    500: '#bb4840',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4840;
$custom-light: #d68075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4840",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.902,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55557,
    "c": 0.1503,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.1557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4840

secondary

#8FC4C8

accent

#D0D94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4840

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

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