#BB4228#BB4228

#BB4228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.161 H 33.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4228
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 40)
HSL	hsl(11, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 78.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.11, 47.41, 41.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.11, 62.68, 40.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% 0.134 0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.161 33.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.8273, 14.6177, 3.6266)
Luminance	0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4228 #28A1BB

analogous

#BB2858 #BB4228 #BB8C28

triadic

#BB4228 #28BB42 #4228BB

tetradic

#BB4228 #58BB28 #28A1BB #8C28BB

square

#BB4228 #58BB28 #28A1BB #8C28BB

split-complementary

#BB4228 #28BB8C #2858BB

monochromatic

#561E12 #89301D #BB4228 #D86248 #E38D7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#BB4228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#BB4228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4228

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4228	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827523

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE213D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.161 33.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c64',
    500: '#bb4228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4228;
$custom-light: #d87c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.612,
    "s": 64.758,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54481,
    "c": 0.16115,
    "h": 33.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4228

secondary

#74BBCB

accent

#CAE840

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4228

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

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