#BB4940#BB4940

#BB4940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.149 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4940
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 64)
HSL	hsl(4, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(4, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 65.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.58, 45.41, 29.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.58, 54.01, 32.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.69% 0.1324 0.0688)
OKLCH	oklch(55.69% 0.149 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.8038, 15.7032, 6.6271)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4940 #40B2BB

analogous

#BB4075 #BB4940 #BB8740

triadic

#BB4940 #40BB49 #4940BB

tetradic

#BB4940 #75BB40 #40B2BB #8740BB

square

#BB4940 #75BB40 #40B2BB #8740BB

split-complementary

#BB4940 #40BB87 #4075BB

monochromatic

#602521 #8D3730 #BB4940 #CD736C #DC9E99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#BB4940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BB4940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4940

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4940	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83783D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3148

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.149 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68075',
    500: '#bb4940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4940;
$custom-light: #d68075;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.39,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55688,
    "c": 0.14923,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4940

secondary

#8FC4C8

accent

#CFD94F

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4940

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

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