#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
RGBrgb(187, 66, 52)
HSLhsl(6, 56%, 47%)
HSVhsv(6, 72%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64.7%, 72.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(45.24, 47.91, 34.57)
CIE-LCHlch(45.24, 59.08, 35.81°)
OKLaboklab(54.62% 0.1379 0.0786)
OKLCHoklch(54.62% 0.159 29.7)
XYZxyz(23.0640, 14.7124, 4.8735)
Luminance0.1471 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##BB42341.005.333.945.33
#FFFFFF5.331.0021.001.00
#0000003.9421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.331.0021.001.00

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

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#BB4234 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva