#BB4E47#BB4E47

#BB4E47 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.143 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4E47
RGB	rgb(187, 78, 71)
HSL	hsl(4, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(4, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 62%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.59, 43.51, 26.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.59, 50.88, 31.22°)
OKLab	oklab(56.48% 0.1278 0.0631)
OKLCH	oklch(56.48% 0.143 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3575, 16.4716, 7.8567)
Luminance	0.1647 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4E47 #47B4BB

analogous

#BB477A #BB4E47 #BB8847

triadic

#BB4E47 #47BB4E #4E47BB

tetradic

#BB4E47 #7ABB47 #47B4BB #8847BB

square

#BB4E47 #7ABB47 #47B4BB #8847BB

split-complementary

#BB4E47 #47BB88 #477ABB

monochromatic

#632825 #903B35 #BB4E47 #CC7974 #DCA4A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#BB4E47 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#BB4E47 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4E47

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4E47	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4E47	1.00	4.89	4.29	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6246

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC394D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4e47;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.143 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5837a',
    500: '#bb4e47',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4e47;
$custom-light: #d5837a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4e47",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.621,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56481,
    "c": 0.14252,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4E47

secondary

#95C6C9

accent

#CED652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4E47

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

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