#BB4A45#BB4A45

#BB4A45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.147 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4A45
RGB	rgb(187, 74, 69)
HSL	hsl(3, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(3, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.4%, 63.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 45.26, 26.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 52.50, 30.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.9% 0.1329 0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(55.9% 0.147 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.0187, 15.8952, 7.4323)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4A45 #45B6BB

analogous

#BB457B #BB4A45 #BB8545

triadic

#BB4A45 #45BB4A #4A45BB

tetradic

#BB4A45 #7BBB45 #45B6BB #8545BB

square

#BB4A45 #7BBB45 #45B6BB #8545BB

split-complementary

#BB4A45 #45BB85 #457BBB

monochromatic

#622624 #8F3834 #BB4A45 #CB7672 #DCA19F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#BB4A45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BB4A45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4A45

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4A45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4A45	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)

#676044

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837842

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD334A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4a45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 74, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.147 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68178',
    500: '#bb4a45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4a45;
$custom-light: #d68178;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4a45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.542,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55904,
    "c": 0.1473,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4A45

secondary

#94C6C8

accent

#D0D652

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4A45

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

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