#BB5749#BB5749

#BB5749 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.132 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5749
RGB	rgb(187, 87, 73)
HSL	hsl(7, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(7, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.33, 39.21, 27.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.33, 47.84, 34.95°)
OKLab	oklab(57.81% 0.1147 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(57.81% 0.132 29.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.1065, 17.8652, 8.4282)
Luminance	0.1786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5749 #49ADBB

analogous

#BB4974 #BB5749 #BB9049

triadic

#BB5749 #49BB57 #5749BB

tetradic

#BB5749 #74BB49 #49ADBB #9049BB

square

#BB5749 #74BB49 #49ADBB #9049BB

split-complementary

#BB5749 #49BB90 #4974BB

monochromatic

#642D25 #914136 #BB5749 #CC8076 #DCA9A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BB5749 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BB5749 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5749

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5749	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5749	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706847

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897D47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5749;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 87, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.132 29.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5897c',
    500: '#bb5749',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5749;
$custom-light: #d5897c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5749",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.368,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57812,
    "c": 0.13217,
    "h": 29.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5749

secondary

#97C3C9

accent

#C5D553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5749

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

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