#BB4224#BB4224

#BB4224 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.162 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4224
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 36)
HSL	hsl(12, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(12, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 80.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.07, 47.27, 43.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.07, 63.92, 42.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.44% 0.1328 0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(54.44% 0.162 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.7627, 14.5919, 3.2866)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4224 #249DBB

analogous

#BB2451 #BB4224 #BB8D24

triadic

#BB4224 #24BB42 #4224BB

tetradic

#BB4224 #51BB24 #249DBB #8D24BB

square

#BB4224 #51BB24 #249DBB #8D24BB

split-complementary

#BB4224 #24BB8D #2451BB

monochromatic

#541E10 #88301A #BB4224 #DB6042 #E48B75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#BB4224 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#BB4224 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4224

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4224	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4224	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655A1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83751F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE203C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4224;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.162 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c61',
    500: '#bb4224',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4224;
$custom-light: #d87c61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4224",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.921,
    "s": 67.713,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54443,
    "c": 0.16197,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4224

secondary

#6FB9CC

accent

#C8EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4224

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

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