#BB4520#BB4520

#BB4520 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.160 H 37.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4520
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 32)
HSL	hsl(14, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(14, 83%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 82.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.54, 45.81, 45.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.54, 64.50, 44.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.1277 0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.16 37.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.8849, 14.9286, 3.0427)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4520 #2096BB

analogous

#BB2048 #BB4520 #BB9320

triadic

#BB4520 #20BB45 #4520BB

tetradic

#BB4520 #48BB20 #2096BB #9320BB

square

#BB4520 #48BB20 #2096BB #9320BB

split-complementary

#BB4520 #20BB93 #2048BB

monochromatic

#521E0E #873217 #BB4520 #DD623B #E68C6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#BB4520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#BB4520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4520

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4520	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675B1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84761B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE253E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.160 37.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e5f',
    500: '#bb4520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4520;
$custom-light: #d87e5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.323,
    "s": 70.776,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54784,
    "c": 0.1601,
    "h": 37.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4520

secondary

#6AB5CD

accent

#C3EE3A

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#160A05

muted

#847C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4520

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

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