#BB4234#BB4234

#BB4234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.159 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4234
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 52)
HSL	hsl(6, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(6, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 72.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.24, 47.91, 34.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.24, 59.08, 35.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.1379 0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.159 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0640, 14.7124, 4.8735)
Luminance	0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4234 #34ADBB

analogous

#BB346A #BB4234 #BB8634

triadic

#BB4234 #34BB42 #4234BB

tetradic

#BB4234 #6ABB34 #34ADBB #8634BB

square

#BB4234 #6ABB34 #34ADBB #8634BB

split-complementary

#BB4234 #34BB86 #346ABB

monochromatic

#5B2019 #8B3127 #BB4234 #D1675B #DF938B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#BB4234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#BB4234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4234

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4234	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)

#635A32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD233F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.159 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c6c',
    500: '#bb4234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4234;
$custom-light: #d77c6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.222,
    "s": 56.485,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54623,
    "c": 0.1587,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4234

secondary

#82C1C9

accent

#D0E048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4234

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

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