#BB4849#BB4849
#BB4849 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.149 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4849 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 72, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 61%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.56, 46.46, 23.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.56, 52.23, 27.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.72% 0.1374 0.0576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.72% 0.149 22.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0157, 15.6837, 8.0647) |
| Luminance | 0.1568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 1.84
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.37
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.79
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.97
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.46
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4849 #48BBBA
analogous
#BB4882 #BB4849 #BB8048
triadic
#BB4849 #49BB48 #4849BB
tetradic
#BB4849 #82BB48 #48BBBA #8048BB
square
#BB4849 #82BB48 #48BBBA #8048BB
split-complementary
#BB4849 #48BB80 #4882BB
monochromatic
#642526 #903636 #BB4849 #CC7575 #DCA1A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#BB4849 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#BB4849 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4849
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4849 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4849 | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.14 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655F48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827746
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC3149
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4849; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.149 22.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6807b',
500: '#bb4849',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4849; $custom-light: #d6807b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4849",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 72,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.478,
"s": 45.817,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55716,
"c": 0.149,
"h": 22.8
},
"luminance": 0.15681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4849
secondary
#96C9C8
accent
#D5D452
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150A09
muted
#837C7B