#BB4952#BB4952

#BB4952 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.147 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4952
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 82)
HSL	hsl(355, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(355, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 56.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 46.67, 18.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 50.35, 22.05°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.1395 0.0467)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.147 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.4012, 15.9422, 9.7732)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4952 #49BBB2

analogous

#BB498B #BB4952 #BB7949

triadic

#BB4952 #52BB49 #4952BB

tetradic

#BB4952 #8BBB49 #49BBB2 #7949BB

square

#BB4952 #8BBB49 #49BBB2 #7949BB

split-complementary

#BB4952 #49BB79 #498BBB

monochromatic

#64252A #91363D #BB4952 #CC767C #DCA2A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#BB4952 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BB4952 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4952

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4952	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4952	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646052

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81784F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC354D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4952;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.147 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58182',
    500: '#bb4952',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4952;
$custom-light: #d58182;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4952",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.263,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56028,
    "c": 0.14715,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4952

secondary

#97C9C5

accent

#D5CB53

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4952

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

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