#BB442A#BB442A

#BB442A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.159 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB442A
RGB	rgb(187, 68, 42)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, 46.60, 40.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 61.62, 40.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% 0.1318 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.159 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.9811, 14.8695, 3.8500)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB442A #2AA1BB

analogous

#BB2A58 #BB442A #BB8D2A

triadic

#BB442A #2ABB44 #442ABB

tetradic

#BB442A #58BB2A #2AA1BB #8D2ABB

square

#BB442A #58BB2A #2AA1BB #8D2ABB

split-complementary

#BB442A #2ABB8D #2A58BB

monochromatic

#572014 #89321F #BB442A #D7644C #E28F7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#BB442A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BB442A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB442A

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB442A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB442A	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)

#665B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837526

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE253F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb442a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 68, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.159 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d65',
    500: '#bb442a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb442a;
$custom-light: #d87d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb442a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.759,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5475,
    "c": 0.15886,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB442A

secondary

#76BBCA

accent

#C9E641

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB442A

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

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