#BB422D#BB422D

#BB422D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.160 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB422D
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 45)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(9, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 75.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 47.60, 38.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 61.15, 38.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.1355 0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.16 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.9179, 14.6540, 4.1038)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB422D #2DA6BB

analogous

#BB2D5F #BB422D #BB892D

triadic

#BB422D #2DBB42 #422DBB

tetradic

#BB422D #5FBB2D #2DA6BB #892DBB

square

#BB422D #5FBB2D #2DA6BB #892DBB

split-complementary

#BB422D #2DBB89 #2D5FBB

monochromatic

#581F15 #8A3121 #BB422D #D56450 #E19082

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#BB422D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#BB422D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB422D

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB422D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB422D	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE223E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb422d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.160 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c67',
    500: '#bb422d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb422d;
$custom-light: #d77c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb422d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.873,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54536,
    "c": 0.1601,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB422D

secondary

#7ABECA

accent

#CDE443

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB422D

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

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