#BB4A48#BB4A48

#BB4A48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.147 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4A48
RGB	rgb(187, 74, 72)
HSL	hsl(1, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(1, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.4%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 45.47, 24.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 51.83, 28.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.1341 0.0599)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.147 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1142, 15.9334, 7.9353)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4A48 #48B9BB

analogous

#BB4880 #BB4A48 #BB8348

triadic

#BB4A48 #48BB4A #4A48BB

tetradic

#BB4A48 #80BB48 #48B9BB #8348BB

square

#BB4A48 #80BB48 #48B9BB #8348BB

split-complementary

#BB4A48 #48BB83 #4880BB

monochromatic

#642625 #903736 #BB4A48 #CC7675 #DCA2A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#BB4A48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#BB4A48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4A48

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4A48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4A48	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676047

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837845

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC344A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4a48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 74, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.147 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6817b',
    500: '#bb4a48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4a48;
$custom-light: #d6817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4a48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.043,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55959,
    "c": 0.14685,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4A48

secondary

#96C8C9

accent

#D3D552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4A48

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

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