#BB4944#BB4944
#BB4944 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.149 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4944 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 73, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 64%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 63.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.65, 45.66, 26.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.65, 53.02, 30.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.76% 0.134 0.0642) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.76% 0.149 25.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9217, 15.7504, 7.2482) |
| Luminance | 0.1575 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.93
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.17
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.70
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.15
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.30
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4944 #44B6BB
analogous
#BB447A #BB4944 #BB8544
triadic
#BB4944 #44BB49 #4944BB
tetradic
#BB4944 #7ABB44 #44B6BB #8544BB
square
#BB4944 #7ABB44 #44B6BB #8544BB
split-complementary
#BB4944 #44BB85 #447ABB
monochromatic
#612623 #8E3734 #BB4944 #CB7571 #DCA09E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#BB4944 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#BB4944 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4944
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4944 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4944 | 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)
#665F43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837841
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3249
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4944; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.149 25.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68078',
500: '#bb4944',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4944; $custom-light: #d68078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4944",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 73,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.521,
"s": 46.667,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55755,
"c": 0.14855,
"h": 25.6
},
"luminance": 0.15747
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4944
secondary
#93C6C8
accent
#D1D651
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B