#BB4949#BB4949

#BB4949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.148 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4949
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 73)
HSL	hsl(0, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(0, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 46.00, 24.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 51.92, 27.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.85% 0.1359 0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(55.85% 0.148 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0809, 15.8141, 8.0864)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4949 #49BBBB

analogous

#BB4982 #BB4949 #BB8249

triadic

#BB4949 #49BB49 #4949BB

tetradic

#BB4949 #82BB49 #49BBBB #8249BB

square

#BB4949 #82BB49 #49BBBB #8249BB

split-complementary

#BB4949 #49BB82 #4982BB

monochromatic

#642525 #913636 #BB4949 #CC7676 #DCA2A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#BB4949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#BB4949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4949

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4949	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)

#666048

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827846

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC334A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.148 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5817b',
    500: '#bb4949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4949;
$custom-light: #d5817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55846,
    "c": 0.14786,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4949

secondary

#97C9C9

accent

#D5D553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4949

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

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