#BB4A50#BB4A50
#BB4A50 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.146 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4A50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 74, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.4%, 57.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.03, 46.05, 20.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.03, 50.32, 23.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.12% 0.1373 0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.12% 0.146 20) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3924, 16.0446, 9.4003) |
| Luminance | 0.1604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 0.70
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.10
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.53
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.13
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.41
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4A50 #4ABBB5
analogous
#BB4A88 #BB4A50 #BB7C4A
triadic
#BB4A50 #50BB4A #4A50BB
tetradic
#BB4A50 #88BB4A #4ABBB5 #7C4ABB
square
#BB4A50 #88BB4A #4ABBB5 #7C4ABB
split-complementary
#BB4A50 #4ABB7C #4A88BB
monochromatic
#652629 #91373B #BB4A50 #CC767B #DCA3A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#BB4A50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#BB4A50 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4A50
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4A50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4A50 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65614F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82784D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC364D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4a50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 74, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.146 20.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58181',
500: '#bb4a50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4a50; $custom-light: #d58181; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4a50",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 74,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.814,
"s": 45.382,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56116,
"c": 0.14606,
"h": 20
},
"luminance": 0.16042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4A50
secondary
#97C9C7
accent
#D5CE53
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150B0A
muted
#837C7C