#BB5448#BB5448

#BB5448 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.136 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5448
RGB	rgb(187, 84, 72)
HSL	hsl(6, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.73, 40.64, 27.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.73, 48.92, 33.82°)
OKLab	oklab(57.35% 0.119 0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(57.35% 0.136 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.8357, 17.3764, 8.1757)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5448 #48AFBB

analogous

#BB4875 #BB5448 #BB8D48

triadic

#BB5448 #48BB54 #5448BB

tetradic

#BB5448 #75BB48 #48AFBB #8D48BB

square

#BB5448 #75BB48 #48AFBB #8D48BB

split-complementary

#BB5448 #48BB8D #4875BB

monochromatic

#642C25 #903F36 #BB5448 #CC7E75 #DCA7A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BB5448 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#BB5448 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5448

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5448	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5448	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6646

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877C46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4152

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5448;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 84, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.136 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5877b',
    500: '#bb5448',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5448;
$custom-light: #d5877b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5448",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.261,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57351,
    "c": 0.13567,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5448

secondary

#96C4C9

accent

#C8D552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5448

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

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