#BB4D49#BB4D49

#BB4D49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.143 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4D49
RGB	rgb(187, 77, 73)
HSL	hsl(2, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(2, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 44.12, 25.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 50.71, 29.53°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% 0.1301 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.143 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3522, 16.3567, 8.1768)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4D49 #49B7BB

analogous

#BB497E #BB4D49 #BB8649

triadic

#BB4D49 #49BB4D #4D49BB

tetradic

#BB4D49 #7EBB49 #49B7BB #8649BB

square

#BB4D49 #7EBB49 #49B7BB #8649BB

split-complementary

#BB4D49 #49BB86 #497EBB

monochromatic

#642825 #913936 #BB4D49 #CC7976 #DCA4A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#BB4D49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#BB4D49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4D49

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4D49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4D49	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)

#696248

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847946

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC384D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4d49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 77, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.143 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5837b',
    500: '#bb4d49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4d49;
$custom-light: #d5837b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4d49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.105,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5638,
    "c": 0.14332,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4D49

secondary

#97C7C9

accent

#D1D553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4D49

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

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