#BB494F#BB494F
#BB494F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.147 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB494F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 73, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 57.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.84, 46.43, 20.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.84, 50.81, 23.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.96% 0.1383 0.0506) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.96% 0.147 20.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2895, 15.8975, 9.1851) |
| Luminance | 0.1589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 0.52
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.87
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.37
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.16
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.51
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB494F #49BBB5
analogous
#BB4988 #BB494F #BB7C49
triadic
#BB494F #4FBB49 #494FBB
tetradic
#BB494F #88BB49 #49BBB5 #7C49BB
square
#BB494F #88BB49 #49BBB5 #7C49BB
split-complementary
#BB494F #49BB7C #4988BB
monochromatic
#642529 #91363B #BB494F #CC767A #DCA2A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#BB494F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#BB494F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB494F
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB494F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB494F | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.18 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65604E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82784C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC344C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb494f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.147 20.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58180',
500: '#bb494f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb494f; $custom-light: #d58180; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb494f",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 73,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.842,
"s": 45.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55964,
"c": 0.14731,
"h": 20.1
},
"luminance": 0.15894
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB494F
secondary
#97C9C6
accent
#D5CE53
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C