#BB4E4E#BB4E4E

#BB4E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.141 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4E4E
RGB	rgb(187, 78, 78)
HSL	hsl(0, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(0, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 58.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.71, 44.01, 22.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.71, 49.37, 26.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.61% 0.1305 0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(56.61% 0.141 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.5952, 16.5667, 9.1088)
Luminance	0.1656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4E4E #4EBBBB

analogous

#BB4E85 #BB4E4E #BB854E

triadic

#BB4E4E #4EBB4E #4E4EBB

tetradic

#BB4E4E #85BB4E #4EBBBB #854EBB

square

#BB4E4E #85BB4E #4EBBBB #854EBB

split-complementary

#BB4E4E #4EBB85 #4E85BB

monochromatic

#672828 #933939 #BB4E4E #CC7A7A #DDA6A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#BB4E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#BB4E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4E4E

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4E4E	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#69634D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847A4B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3B4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.141 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5847f',
    500: '#bb4e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4e4e;
$custom-light: #d5847f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 44.49,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56613,
    "c": 0.14149,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4E4E

secondary

#9BCACA

accent

#D4D454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBEFEE

border

#D4CAC9

text

#150B0A

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4E4E

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

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