#BB4420#BB4420

#BB4420 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.161 H 36.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4420
RGB	rgb(187, 68, 32)
HSL	hsl(14, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(14, 83%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 82.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 46.26, 45.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 64.71, 44.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.129 0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.161 36.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.8239, 14.8066, 3.0224)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4420 #2097BB

analogous

#BB204A #BB4420 #BB9120

triadic

#BB4420 #20BB44 #4420BB

tetradic

#BB4420 #4ABB20 #2097BB #9120BB

square

#BB4420 #4ABB20 #2097BB #9120BB

split-complementary

#BB4420 #20BB91 #204ABB

monochromatic

#521E0E #873117 #BB4420 #DD613B #E68B6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#BB4420 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#BB4420 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4420

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4420	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4420	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84751A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE233D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4420;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 68, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.161 36.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d5f',
    500: '#bb4420',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4420;
$custom-light: #d87d5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4420",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.935,
    "s": 70.776,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54657,
    "c": 0.16099,
    "h": 36.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4420

secondary

#6AB6CD

accent

#C4EE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4420

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

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