#BB422C#BB422C

#BB422C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.160 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB422C
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 44)
HSL	hsl(9, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 76.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.15, 47.56, 38.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.15, 61.45, 39.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.52% 0.1352 0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(54.52% 0.16 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.8989, 14.6464, 4.0036)
Luminance	0.1464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB422C #2CA5BB

analogous

#BB2C5D #BB422C #BB8A2C

triadic

#BB422C #2CBB42 #422CBB

tetradic

#BB422C #5DBB2C #2CA5BB #8A2CBB

square

#BB422C #5DBB2C #2CA5BB #8A2CBB

split-complementary

#BB422C #2CBB8A #2C5DBB

monochromatic

#581F15 #893120 #BB422C #D6634F #E18F80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#BB422C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#BB422C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB422C

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB422C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB422C	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)

#645A29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE213E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb422c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.160 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87c66',
    500: '#bb422c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb422c;
$custom-light: #d87c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb422c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.231,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54524,
    "c": 0.16031,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB422C

secondary

#79BDCA

accent

#CCE543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB422C

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

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