#BB4A42#BB4A42
#BB4A42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.148 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4A42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 74, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.4%, 64.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.79, 45.07, 28.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.79, 53.23, 32.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.85% 0.1318 0.067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.85% 0.148 26.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9280, 15.8589, 6.9543) |
| Luminance | 0.1586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.16
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.72
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.59
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.16
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.44
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4A42 #42B3BB
analogous
#BB4277 #BB4A42 #BB8742
triadic
#BB4A42 #42BB4A #4A42BB
tetradic
#BB4A42 #77BB42 #42B3BB #8742BB
square
#BB4A42 #77BB42 #42B3BB #8742BB
split-complementary
#BB4A42 #42BB87 #4277BB
monochromatic
#612622 #8E3832 #BB4A42 #CC746E #DCA09C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#BB4A42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.17
#BB4A42 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4A42
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4A42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4A42 | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.17 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#676041
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84783F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3349
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4a42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 74, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.148 26.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68176',
500: '#bb4a42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4a42; $custom-light: #d68176; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4a42",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 74,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.967,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55853,
"c": 0.14779,
"h": 26.9
},
"luminance": 0.15856
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4A42
secondary
#91C4C8
accent
#CED750
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B