#BB4947#BB4947

#BB4947 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.148 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4947
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 71)
HSL	hsl(1, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(1, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 62%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 45.86, 25.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 52.35, 28.82°)
OKLab	oklab(55.81% 0.1352 0.0606)
OKLCH	oklch(55.81% 0.148 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.0156, 15.7880, 7.7428)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4947 #47B9BB

analogous

#BB477F #BB4947 #BB8347

triadic

#BB4947 #47BB49 #4947BB

tetradic

#BB4947 #7FBB47 #47B9BB #8347BB

square

#BB4947 #7FBB47 #47B9BB #8347BB

split-complementary

#BB4947 #47BB83 #477FBB

monochromatic

#632625 #903735 #BB4947 #CC7574 #DCA1A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BB4947 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BB4947 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4947

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4947	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4947	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665F46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837844

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD324A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4947;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.148 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6807a',
    500: '#bb4947',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4947;
$custom-light: #d6807a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4947",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.034,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55809,
    "c": 0.14812,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4947

secondary

#95C8C9

accent

#D3D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4947

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

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