#BB5748#BB5748

#BB5748 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.132 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5748
RGB	rgb(187, 87, 72)
HSL	hsl(8, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(8, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.32, 39.14, 27.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.32, 48.10, 35.55°)
OKLab	oklab(57.79% 0.1143 0.0668)
OKLCH	oklch(57.79% 0.132 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0736, 17.8521, 8.2550)
Luminance	0.1785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5748 #48ACBB

analogous

#BB4872 #BB5748 #BB9048

triadic

#BB5748 #48BB57 #5748BB

tetradic

#BB5748 #72BB48 #48ACBB #9048BB

square

#BB5748 #72BB48 #48ACBB #9048BB

split-complementary

#BB5748 #48BB90 #4872BB

monochromatic

#642D25 #904136 #BB5748 #CC8075 #DCA9A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#BB5748 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BB5748 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5748

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5748	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5748	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706846

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5748;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 87, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.132 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5897b',
    500: '#bb5748',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5748;
$custom-light: #d5897b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5748",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.826,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57795,
    "c": 0.13241,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5748

secondary

#96C2C9

accent

#C4D552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5748

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

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