#BB5449#BB5449

#BB5449 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.135 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5449
RGB	rgb(187, 84, 73)
HSL	hsl(6, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.75, 40.71, 26.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.75, 48.67, 33.22°)
OKLab	oklab(57.37% 0.1194 0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(57.37% 0.135 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8686, 17.3895, 8.3490)
Luminance	0.1739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5449 #49B0BB

analogous

#BB4977 #BB5449 #BB8D49

triadic

#BB5449 #49BB54 #5449BB

tetradic

#BB5449 #77BB49 #49B0BB #8D49BB

square

#BB5449 #77BB49 #49B0BB #8D49BB

split-complementary

#BB5449 #49BB8D #4977BB

monochromatic

#642B25 #913F36 #BB5449 #CC7E76 #DCA8A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BB5449 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BB5449 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5449

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5449	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5449	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6647

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877C47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4152

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5449;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 84, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.135 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5877c',
    500: '#bb5449',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5449;
$custom-light: #d5877c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5449",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.789,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57369,
    "c": 0.13545,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5449

secondary

#97C4C9

accent

#C9D553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5449

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

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