#BB4036#BB4036

#BB4036 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.160 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4036
RGB	rgb(187, 64, 54)
HSL	hsl(5, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 71.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.94, 48.87, 33.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.94, 59.02, 34.10°)
OKLab	oklab(54.41% 0.1413 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(54.41% 0.16 28.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9952, 14.5012, 5.0775)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4036 #36B1BB

analogous

#BB366F #BB4036 #BB8236

triadic

#BB4036 #36BB40 #4036BB

tetradic

#BB4036 #6FBB36 #36B1BB #8236BB

square

#BB4036 #6FBB36 #36B1BB #8236BB

split-complementary

#BB4036 #36BB82 #366FBB

monochromatic

#5C1F1B #8C3028 #BB4036 #D0665E #DE938D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#BB4036 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#BB4036 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4036

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4036	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4036	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625934

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD203F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4036;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 64, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.160 28.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77b6d',
    500: '#bb4036',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4036;
$custom-light: #d77b6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4036",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.511,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5441,
    "c": 0.16031,
    "h": 28.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4036

secondary

#84C3C9

accent

#D3DF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4036

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

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