#BB4B3C#BB4B3C
#BB4B3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.148 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4B3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 75, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 67.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.88, 44.25, 31.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.88, 54.55, 35.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.89% 0.128 0.0741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.89% 0.148 30.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8276, 15.9264, 6.0935) |
| Luminance | 0.1592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.64
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.00
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.14
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.75
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4B3C #3CACBB
analogous
#BB3C6C #BB4B3C #BB8A3C
triadic
#BB4B3C #3CBB4B #4B3CBB
tetradic
#BB4B3C #6CBB3C #3CACBB #8A3CBB
square
#BB4B3C #6CBB3C #3CACBB #8A3CBB
split-complementary
#BB4B3C #3CBB8A #3C6CBB
monochromatic
#5E261E #8D382D #BB4B3C #CE7266 #DD9D95
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.02
#BB4B3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#BB4B3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4B3C
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4B3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4B3C | 1.00 | 5.02 | 4.18 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#69603A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857839
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3348
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4b3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 75, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.148 30.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68172',
500: '#bb4b3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4b3c; $custom-light: #d68172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4b3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 75,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.087,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55892,
"c": 0.14794,
"h": 30.1
},
"luminance": 0.15923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4B3C
secondary
#8BC1C8
accent
#CADB4D
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B