#BB4942#BB4942
#BB4942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.149 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4942 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 73, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 64.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.61, 45.54, 28.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.61, 53.50, 31.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.72% 0.1332 0.0665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.72% 0.149 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8617, 15.7264, 6.9322) |
| Luminance | 0.1572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.98
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.40
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.35
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.25
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.59
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4942 #42B4BB
analogous
#BB4278 #BB4942 #BB8642
triadic
#BB4942 #42BB49 #4942BB
tetradic
#BB4942 #78BB42 #42B4BB #8642BB
square
#BB4942 #78BB42 #42B4BB #8642BB
split-complementary
#BB4942 #42BB86 #4278BB
monochromatic
#612622 #8E3732 #BB4942 #CC746E #DC9F9C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#BB4942 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#BB4942 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4942
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4942 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4942 | 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)
#675F41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83783F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3148
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4942; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.149 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68076',
500: '#bb4942',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4942; $custom-light: #d68076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4942",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 73,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.471,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55721,
"c": 0.14888,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.15723
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4942
secondary
#91C5C8
accent
#D0D750
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B