#BB4D4B#BB4D4B
#BB4D4B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.143 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4D4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 77, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 59.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.47, 44.27, 23.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.47, 50.28, 28.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.42% 0.1309 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.42% 0.143 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4196, 16.3836, 8.5317) |
| Luminance | 0.1638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.59
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.97
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.19
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.67
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.67
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4D4B #4BB9BB
analogous
#BB4B81 #BB4D4B #BB854B
triadic
#BB4D4B #4BBB4D #4D4BBB
tetradic
#BB4D4B #81BB4B #4BB9BB #854BBB
square
#BB4D4B #81BB4B #4BB9BB #854BBB
split-complementary
#BB4D4B #4BBB85 #4B81BB
monochromatic
#652726 #923937 #BB4D4B #CC7977 #DDA5A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.91
#BB4D4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.28
#BB4D4B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4D4B
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4D4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4D4B | 1.00 | 4.91 | 4.28 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#68624A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847948
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC394D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4d4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 77, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.143 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5837d',
500: '#bb4d4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4d4b; $custom-light: #d5837d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4d4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 77,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.071,
"s": 45.161,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56418,
"c": 0.14304,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.16381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4D4B
secondary
#98C9CA
accent
#D3D553
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBEFEE
border
#D4CAC9
text
#150B09
muted
#837C7B