#BB422F#BB422F

#BB422F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.160 H 31.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB422F
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 47)
HSL	hsl(8, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(8, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 74.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.18, 47.68, 37.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.18, 60.55, 38.04°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.1362 0.0834)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.16 31.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.9573, 14.6698, 4.3115)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BB422F #2FA8BB

analogous

#BB2F62 #BB422F #BB882F

triadic

#BB422F #2FBB42 #422FBB

tetradic

#BB422F #62BB2F #2FA8BB #882FBB

square

#BB422F #62BB2F #2FA8BB #882FBB

split-complementary

#BB422F #2FBB88 #2F62BB

monochromatic

#591F16 #8A3123 #BB422F #D46553 #E09184

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#BB422F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#BB422F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB422F

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB422F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB422F	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)

#645A2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE223E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb422f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.160 31.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c68',
    500: '#bb422f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb422f;
$custom-light: #d77c68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb422f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.143,
    "s": 59.829,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54559,
    "c": 0.15969,
    "h": 31.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB422F

secondary

#7CBFC9

accent

#CEE345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB422F

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

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