#BB442B#BB442B

#BB442B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.159 H 33.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB442B
RGB	rgb(187, 68, 43)
HSL	hsl(10, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 77%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.46, 46.64, 39.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.46, 61.31, 40.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.1322 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.159 33.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.9992, 14.8767, 3.9455)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB442B #2BA2BB

analogous

#BB2B5A #BB442B #BB8C2B

triadic

#BB442B #2BBB44 #442BBB

tetradic

#BB442B #5ABB2B #2BA2BB #8C2BBB

square

#BB442B #5ABB2B #2BA2BB #8C2BBB

split-complementary

#BB442B #2BBB8C #2B5ABB

monochromatic

#572014 #893220 #BB442B #D6654D #E2907F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BB442B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#BB442B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB442B

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB442B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB442B	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665B27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837527

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE253F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb442b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 68, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.159 33.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d66',
    500: '#bb442b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb442b;
$custom-light: #d87d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb442b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.417,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54761,
    "c": 0.15864,
    "h": 33.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB442B

secondary

#78BCCA

accent

#C9E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB442B

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

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