#BB4F59#BB4F59
#BB4F59 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.140 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4F59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 79, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.8%, 52.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.11, 44.43, 16.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.11, 47.33, 20.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.99% 0.1334 0.0409) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.99% 0.14 17) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0947, 16.8810, 11.3861) |
| Luminance | 0.1688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.78
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.93
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.47
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.95
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.19
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4F59 #4FBBB1
analogous
#BB4F8F #BB4F59 #BB7B4F
triadic
#BB4F59 #59BB4F #4F59BB
tetradic
#BB4F59 #8FBB4F #4FBBB1 #7B4FBB
square
#BB4F59 #8FBB4F #4FBBB1 #7B4FBB
split-complementary
#BB4F59 #4FBB7B #4F8FBB
monochromatic
#68282E #943941 #BB4F59 #CC7B83 #DDA7AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.80
#BB4F59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.38
#BB4F59 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4F59
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4F59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4F59 | 1.00 | 4.80 | 4.38 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#686459
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837B57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB3E53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4f59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 79, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.140 17.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48487',
500: '#bb4f59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4f59; $custom-light: #d48487; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4f59",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 79,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.444,
"s": 44.262,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56985,
"c": 0.13957,
"h": 17
},
"luminance": 0.16878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4F59
secondary
#9BCAC6
accent
#D4C854
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBEFEF
border
#D4CACA
text
#150B0B
muted
#837C7C