#BB4231#BB4231

#BB4231 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.159 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4231
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 49)
HSL	hsl(7, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(7, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 73.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.20, 47.77, 36.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.20, 59.95, 37.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.1369 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.159 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.9986, 14.6863, 4.5288)
Luminance	0.1468 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4231 #31AABB

analogous

#BB3165 #BB4231 #BB8731

triadic

#BB4231 #31BB42 #4231BB

tetradic

#BB4231 #65BB31 #31AABB #8731BB

square

#BB4231 #65BB31 #31AABB #8731BB

split-complementary

#BB4231 #31BB87 #3165BB

monochromatic

#5A2018 #8B3124 #BB4231 #D36656 #E09287

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#BB4231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#BB4231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4231

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4231	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE223F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.159 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c6a',
    500: '#bb4231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4231;
$custom-light: #d77c6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.391,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54584,
    "c": 0.15929,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4231

secondary

#7FC0C9

accent

#CFE246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4231

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

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