#BB4020#BB4020

#BB4020 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.165 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4020
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 32)
HSL	hsl(12, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(12, 83%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 82.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.72, 48.01, 44.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.72, 65.56, 42.92°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1344 0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.165 35.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5902, 14.3392, 2.9445)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4020 #209BBB

analogous

#BB204E #BB4020 #BB8D20

triadic

#BB4020 #20BB40 #4020BB

tetradic

#BB4020 #4EBB20 #209BBB #8D20BB

square

#BB4020 #4EBB20 #209BBB #8D20BB

split-complementary

#BB4020 #20BB8D #204EBB

monochromatic

#521C0E #872E17 #BB4020 #DD5C3B #E6886F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#BB4020 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#BB4020 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4020

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4020	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4020	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64581B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82741A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1B3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4020;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.165 35.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87b5f',
    500: '#bb4020',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4020;
$custom-light: #d87b5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4020",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.387,
    "s": 70.776,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54166,
    "c": 0.16456,
    "h": 35.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4020

secondary

#6AB8CD

accent

#C9EE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4020

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

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