#BB4848#BB4848

#BB4848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.149 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4848
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 46.39, 24.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 52.43, 27.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% 0.137 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.149 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.9828, 15.6706, 7.8914)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4848 #48BBBB

analogous

#BB4881 #BB4848 #BB8148

triadic

#BB4848 #48BB48 #4848BB

tetradic

#BB4848 #81BB48 #48BBBB #8148BB

square

#BB4848 #81BB48 #48BBBB #8148BB

split-complementary

#BB4848 #48BB81 #4881BB

monochromatic

#642525 #903636 #BB4848 #CC7575 #DCA1A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BB4848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BB4848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4848

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4848	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655F47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827745

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3149

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.149 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6807b',
    500: '#bb4848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4848;
$custom-light: #d6807b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55697,
    "c": 0.14911,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4848

secondary

#96C9C9

accent

#D5D552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150A09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4848

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

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