#BB4529#BB4529

#BB4529 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.158 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4529
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 41)
HSL	hsl(12, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 78.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.61, 46.12, 41.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.61, 61.71, 41.64°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1301 0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.158 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.0244, 14.9844, 3.7773)
Luminance	0.1498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4529 #299FBB

analogous

#BB2956 #BB4529 #BB8E29

triadic

#BB4529 #29BB45 #4529BB

tetradic

#BB4529 #56BB29 #299FBB #8E29BB

square

#BB4529 #56BB29 #299FBB #8E29BB

split-complementary

#BB4529 #29BB8E #2956BB

monochromatic

#572013 #89321E #BB4529 #D7654A #E2907C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BB4529 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BB4529 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4529

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4529	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4529	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837625

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE263F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4529;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.158 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e65',
    500: '#bb4529',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4529;
$custom-light: #d87e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4529",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.507,
    "s": 64.035,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54866,
    "c": 0.15815,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4529

secondary

#75BACB

accent

#C7E741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4529

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

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