#BB4E40#BB4E40
#BB4E40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.144 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4E40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 78, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 65.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.48, 43.05, 30.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.48, 52.66, 35.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.36% 0.1251 0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.36% 0.144 29.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1456, 16.3869, 6.7410) |
| Luminance | 0.1638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.57
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.46
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.34
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.37
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.32
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4E40 #40ADBB
analogous
#BB4070 #BB4E40 #BB8C40
triadic
#BB4E40 #40BB4E #4E40BB
tetradic
#BB4E40 #70BB40 #40ADBB #8C40BB
square
#BB4E40 #70BB40 #40ADBB #8C40BB
split-complementary
#BB4E40 #40BB8C #4070BB
monochromatic
#602821 #8D3B30 #BB4E40 #CD776C #DCA199
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.91
#BB4E40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.28
#BB4E40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4E40
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4E40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4E40 | 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)
#6A623E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85793D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD384B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4e40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.144 29.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68375',
500: '#bb4e40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4e40; $custom-light: #d68375; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4e40",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 78,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.829,
"s": 49.004,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56363,
"c": 0.14392,
"h": 29.7
},
"luminance": 0.16384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4E40
secondary
#8FC2C8
accent
#C9D94F
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B