#BB4844#BB4844

#BB4844 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.150 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4844
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 68)
HSL	hsl(2, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 63.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 46.12, 26.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 53.31, 30.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1354 0.0637)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.15 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.8566, 15.6200, 7.2264)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4844 #44B7BB

analogous

#BB447B #BB4844 #BB8444

triadic

#BB4844 #44BB48 #4844BB

tetradic

#BB4844 #7BBB44 #44B7BB #8444BB

square

#BB4844 #7BBB44 #44B7BB #8444BB

split-complementary

#BB4844 #44BB84 #447BBB

monochromatic

#612523 #8E3734 #BB4844 #CB7471 #DCA09E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BB4844 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BB4844 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4844

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4844	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4844	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837741

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3048

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4844;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.150 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68078',
    500: '#bb4844',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4844;
$custom-light: #d68078;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4844",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.017,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55625,
    "c": 0.14965,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4844

secondary

#93C6C8

accent

#D2D651

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4844

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

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