#BB4236#BB4236

#BB4236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.158 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4236
RGB	rgb(187, 66, 54)
HSL	hsl(5, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(5, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 71.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 48.01, 33.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 58.52, 34.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.1386 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.158 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1100, 14.7308, 5.1157)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4236 #36AFBB

analogous

#BB366C #BB4236 #BB8536

triadic

#BB4236 #36BB42 #4236BB

tetradic

#BB4236 #6CBB36 #36AFBB #8536BB

square

#BB4236 #6CBB36 #36AFBB #8536BB

split-complementary

#BB4236 #36BB85 #366CBB

monochromatic

#5C201B #8C3128 #BB4236 #D0685E #DE958D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#BB4236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#BB4236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4236

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4236	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817532

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2340

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 66, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.158 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77c6d',
    500: '#bb4236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4236;
$custom-light: #d77c6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.414,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5465,
    "c": 0.15832,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4236

secondary

#84C2C9

accent

#D1DF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4236

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

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