#BB4846#BB4846

#BB4846 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.149 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4846
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 70)
HSL	hsl(1, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(1, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 62.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 46.25, 25.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 52.86, 28.95°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.1362 0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.149 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.9186, 15.6449, 7.5534)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4846 #46B9BB

analogous

#BB467E #BB4846 #BB8346

triadic

#BB4846 #46BB48 #4846BB

tetradic

#BB4846 #7EBB46 #46B9BB #8346BB

square

#BB4846 #7EBB46 #46B9BB #8346BB

split-complementary

#BB4846 #46BB83 #467EBB

monochromatic

#622524 #8F3635 #BB4846 #CB7473 #DCA1A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BB4846 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BB4846 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4846

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4846	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4846	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655F45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827743

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3149

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4846;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.149 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68079',
    500: '#bb4846',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4846;
$custom-light: #d68079;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4846",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.026,
    "s": 46.245,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5566,
    "c": 0.14936,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4846

secondary

#94C8C8

accent

#D4D652

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4846

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

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