#BB422E#BB422E

#BB422E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.160 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB422E
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 46)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 75.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.17, 47.64, 37.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.17, 60.85, 38.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.1359 0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.16 31.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.9374, 14.6618, 4.2064)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB422E #2EA7BB

analogous

#BB2E60 #BB422E #BB892E

triadic

#BB422E #2EBB42 #422EBB

tetradic

#BB422E #60BB2E #2EA7BB #892EBB

square

#BB422E #60BB2E #2EA7BB #892EBB

split-complementary

#BB422E #2EBB89 #2E60BB

monochromatic

#591F16 #8A3122 #BB422E #D46452 #E09083

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#BB422E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#BB422E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB422E

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB422E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB422E	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)

#645A2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE223E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb422e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.160 31.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c68',
    500: '#bb422e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb422e;
$custom-light: #d77c68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb422e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.511,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54547,
    "c": 0.1599,
    "h": 31.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB422E

secondary

#7BBECA

accent

#CDE444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB422E

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

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