#BB402A#BB402A

#BB402A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.163 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB402A
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 42)
HSL	hsl(9, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 48.35, 39.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 62.52, 39.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% 0.1373 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.163 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.7474, 14.4021, 3.7721)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB402A #2AA5BB

analogous

#BB2A5D #BB402A #BB882A

triadic

#BB402A #2ABB40 #402ABB

tetradic

#BB402A #5DBB2A #2AA5BB #882ABB

square

#BB402A #5DBB2A #2AA5BB #882ABB

split-complementary

#BB402A #2ABB88 #2A5DBB

monochromatic

#571E14 #892F1F #BB402A #D7614C #E28D7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#BB402A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#BB402A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB402A

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB402A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB402A	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635927

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827425

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1D3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb402a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.163 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87b65',
    500: '#bb402a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb402a;
$custom-light: #d87b65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb402a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.103,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54261,
    "c": 0.1626,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB402A

secondary

#76BECA

accent

#CDE641

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB402A

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

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