#BB422A#BB422A

#BB422A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.161 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB422A
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 42)
HSL	hsl(10, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 47.48, 39.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 62.07, 40.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.1346 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.161 33.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.8622, 14.6317, 3.8104)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB422A #2AA3BB

analogous

#BB2A5B #BB422A #BB8B2A

triadic

#BB422A #2ABB42 #422ABB

tetradic

#BB422A #5BBB2A #2AA3BB #8B2ABB

square

#BB422A #5BBB2A #2AA3BB #8B2ABB

split-complementary

#BB422A #2ABB8B #2A5BBB

monochromatic

#571F14 #89301F #BB422A #D7634C #E28E7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#BB422A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#BB422A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB422A

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB422A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB422A	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827525

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE213D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb422a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.161 33.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c65',
    500: '#bb422a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb422a;
$custom-light: #d87c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb422a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.931,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54502,
    "c": 0.16073,
    "h": 33.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB422A

secondary

#76BCCA

accent

#CBE641

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB422A

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

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