#BB4338#BB4338

#BB4338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.157 H 28.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4338
RGB	rgb(187, 67, 56)
HSL	hsl(5, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.2%, 70.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, 47.67, 32.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 57.71, 34.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.138 0.0748)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.157 28.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2169, 14.8679, 5.3879)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4338 #38B0BB

analogous

#BB386F #BB4338 #BB8438

triadic

#BB4338 #38BB43 #4338BB

tetradic

#BB4338 #6FBB38 #38B0BB #8438BB

square

#BB4338 #6FBB38 #38B0BB #8438BB

split-complementary

#BB4338 #38BB84 #386FBB

monochromatic

#5D211C #8C322A #BB4338 #D06A61 #DE9690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BB4338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BB4338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4338

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4338	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645B36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827534

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 67, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.157 28.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d6f',
    500: '#bb4338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4338;
$custom-light: #d77d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.038,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54801,
    "c": 0.15694,
    "h": 28.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4338

secondary

#86C3C8

accent

#D1DD4B

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4338

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

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