#BB4D48#BB4D48

#BB4D48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.143 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4D48
RGB	rgb(187, 77, 72)
HSL	hsl(3, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(3, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, 44.05, 25.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 50.94, 30.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1297 0.0614)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.143 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3193, 16.3435, 8.0036)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4D48 #48B6BB

analogous

#BB487C #BB4D48 #BB8648

triadic

#BB4D48 #48BB4D #4D48BB

tetradic

#BB4D48 #7CBB48 #48B6BB #8648BB

square

#BB4D48 #7CBB48 #48B6BB #8648BB

split-complementary

#BB4D48 #48BB86 #487CBB

monochromatic

#642825 #903A36 #BB4D48 #CC7875 #DCA4A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#BB4D48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#BB4D48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4D48

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4D48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4D48	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696247

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847945

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC384D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4d48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 77, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.143 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5837b',
    500: '#bb4d48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4d48;
$custom-light: #d5837b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4d48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.609,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56362,
    "c": 0.14348,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4D48

secondary

#96C7C9

accent

#D0D552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4D48

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

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