#BB442E#BB442E

#BB442E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.158 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB442E
RGB	rgb(187, 68, 46)
HSL	hsl(9, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.6%, 75.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 46.76, 38.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 60.38, 39.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.1331 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.158 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.0563, 14.8996, 4.2461)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB442E #2EA5BB

analogous

#BB2E5E #BB442E #BB8A2E

triadic

#BB442E #2EBB44 #442EBB

tetradic

#BB442E #5EBB2E #2EA5BB #8A2EBB

square

#BB442E #5EBB2E #2EA5BB #8A2EBB

split-complementary

#BB442E #2EBB8A #2E5EBB

monochromatic

#592016 #8A3222 #BB442E #D46652 #E09283

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#BB442E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BB442E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB442E

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB442E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB442E	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655B2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83752A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2540

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb442e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 68, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.158 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77d68',
    500: '#bb442e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb442e;
$custom-light: #d77d68;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb442e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.362,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54795,
    "c": 0.15799,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB442E

secondary

#7BBDCA

accent

#CBE444

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB442E

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

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