#BB4524#BB4524
#BB4524 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.159 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4524 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 69, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 81%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 80.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, 45.94, 43.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 63.27, 43.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.82% 0.1287 0.0938) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.82% 0.159 36.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9426, 14.9517, 3.3466) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.80
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.43
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.79
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.01
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.79
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4524 #249ABB
analogous
#BB244E #BB4524 #BB9024
triadic
#BB4524 #24BB45 #4524BB
tetradic
#BB4524 #4EBB24 #249ABB #9024BB
square
#BB4524 #4EBB24 #249ABB #9024BB
split-complementary
#BB4524 #24BB90 #244EBB
monochromatic
#541F10 #88321A #BB4524 #DB6342 #E48D75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#BB4524 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#BB4524 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4524
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4524 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4524 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675B1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84761F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE263E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4524; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.159 36.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d87e61',
500: '#bb4524',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4524; $custom-light: #d87e61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4524",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 69,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.113,
"s": 67.713,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54818,
"c": 0.15925,
"h": 36.1
},
"luminance": 0.14948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4524
secondary
#6FB7CC
accent
#C5EB3D
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEEEA
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160A05
muted
#847C79