#BB4946#BB4946

#BB4946 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.148 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4946
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 70)
HSL	hsl(2, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(2, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 62.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 45.79, 25.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 52.57, 29.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1348 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.148 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.9838, 15.7752, 7.5751)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4946 #46B8BB

analogous

#BB467E #BB4946 #BB8346

triadic

#BB4946 #46BB49 #4946BB

tetradic

#BB4946 #7EBB46 #46B8BB #8346BB

square

#BB4946 #7EBB46 #46B8BB #8346BB

split-complementary

#BB4946 #46BB83 #467EBB

monochromatic

#622624 #8F3735 #BB4946 #CB7573 #DCA1A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BB4946 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#BB4946 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4946

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4946	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4946	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837843

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3249

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4946;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.148 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68079',
    500: '#bb4946',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4946;
$custom-light: #d68079;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4946",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.538,
    "s": 46.245,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55791,
    "c": 0.14826,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4946

secondary

#94C7C8

accent

#D3D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4946

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

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