#BB422B#BB422B

#BB422B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.161 H 32.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB422B
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 43)
HSL	hsl(10, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 77%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.14, 47.52, 39.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.14, 61.76, 39.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% 0.1349 0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.161 32.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.8803, 14.6389, 3.9058)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB422B #2BA4BB

analogous

#BB2B5C #BB422B #BB8A2B

triadic

#BB422B #2BBB42 #422BBB

tetradic

#BB422B #5CBB2B #2BA4BB #8A2BBB

square

#BB422B #5CBB2B #2BA4BB #8A2BBB

split-complementary

#BB422B #2BBB8A #2B5CBB

monochromatic

#571F14 #893020 #BB422B #D6634D #E28F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#BB422B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#BB422B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB422B

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB422B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB422B	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)

#645A28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE213D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb422b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.161 32.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c66',
    500: '#bb422b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb422b;
$custom-light: #d87c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb422b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.583,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54513,
    "c": 0.16052,
    "h": 32.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB422B

secondary

#78BDCA

accent

#CCE642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB422B

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

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