#BB4948#BB4948

#BB4948 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.148 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4948
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 72)
HSL	hsl(1, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(1, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, 45.93, 24.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 52.13, 28.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.1356 0.0594)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.148 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.0480, 15.8009, 7.9132)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4948 #48BABB

analogous

#BB4880 #BB4948 #BB8248

triadic

#BB4948 #48BB49 #4948BB

tetradic

#BB4948 #80BB48 #48BABB #8248BB

square

#BB4948 #80BB48 #48BABB #8248BB

split-complementary

#BB4948 #48BB82 #4880BB

monochromatic

#642625 #903636 #BB4948 #CC7575 #DCA2A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BB4948 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BB4948 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4948

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4948	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4948	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)

#666047

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837845

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4948;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.148 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6817b',
    500: '#bb4948',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4948;
$custom-light: #d6817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4948",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.522,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55827,
    "c": 0.14798,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4948

secondary

#96C8C9

accent

#D4D552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4948

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

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