#BB4E48#BB4E48

#BB4E48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.142 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4E48
RGB	rgb(187, 78, 72)
HSL	hsl(3, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(3, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.60, 43.58, 25.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.60, 50.64, 30.63°)
OKLab	oklab(56.5% 0.1282 0.062)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.142 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3898, 16.4846, 8.0271)
Luminance	0.1648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4E48 #48B5BB

analogous

#BB487B #BB4E48 #BB8748

triadic

#BB4E48 #48BB4E #4E48BB

tetradic

#BB4E48 #7BBB48 #48B5BB #8748BB

square

#BB4E48 #7BBB48 #48B5BB #8748BB

split-complementary

#BB4E48 #48BB87 #487BBB

monochromatic

#642825 #903A36 #BB4E48 #CC7975 #DCA4A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#BB4E48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#BB4E48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4E48

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4E48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4E48	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696247

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC394D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4e48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.142 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5837b',
    500: '#bb4e48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4e48;
$custom-light: #d5837b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4e48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.13,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56499,
    "c": 0.14235,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4E48

secondary

#96C6C9

accent

#CFD552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFED

border

#D4CAC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4E48

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

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