#BB421E#BB421E

#BB421E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.163 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB421E
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 30)
HSL	hsl(14, 72%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(14, 84%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 84%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.02, 47.09, 45.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.02, 65.74, 44.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.1313 0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.163 36.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.6787, 14.5583, 2.8439)
Luminance	0.1456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB421E #1E97BB

analogous

#BB1E48 #BB421E #BB901E

triadic

#BB421E #1EBB42 #421EBB

tetradic

#BB421E #48BB1E #1E97BB #901EBB

square

#BB421E #48BB1E #1E97BB #901EBB

split-complementary

#BB421E #1EBB90 #1E48BB

monochromatic

#521D0D #862F16 #BB421E #DF5E37 #E7886C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#BB421E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#BB421E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB421E

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB421E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB421E	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655918

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837518

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE1F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb421e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.163 36.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c5d',
    500: '#bb421e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb421e;
$custom-light: #d87c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb421e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.758,
    "s": 72.35,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54393,
    "c": 0.16317,
    "h": 36.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB421E

secondary

#67B6CD

accent

#C5EF39

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#160A04

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB421E

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

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