#BB4943#BB4943

#BB4943 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.149 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4943
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 67)
HSL	hsl(3, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 64.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 45.60, 27.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 53.26, 31.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55.74% 0.1336 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(55.74% 0.149 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.8915, 15.7383, 7.0888)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4943 #43B5BB

analogous

#BB4379 #BB4943 #BB8543

triadic

#BB4943 #43BB49 #4943BB

tetradic

#BB4943 #79BB43 #43B5BB #8543BB

square

#BB4943 #79BB43 #43B5BB #8543BB

split-complementary

#BB4943 #43BB85 #4379BB

monochromatic

#612623 #8E3733 #BB4943 #CC7470 #DCA09D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#BB4943 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BB4943 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4943

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4943	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4943	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837840

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3248

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4943;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.149 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68077',
    500: '#bb4943',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4943;
$custom-light: #d68077;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4943",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3,
    "s": 47.244,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55738,
    "c": 0.14871,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4943

secondary

#92C5C8

accent

#D0D751

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4943

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

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