#BB452A#BB452A

#BB452A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.158 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB452A
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 42)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 46.15, 40.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 61.39, 41.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.88% 0.1305 0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(54.88% 0.158 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0421, 14.9915, 3.8704)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB452A #2AA0BB

analogous

#BB2A58 #BB452A #BB8D2A

triadic

#BB452A #2ABB45 #452ABB

tetradic

#BB452A #58BB2A #2AA0BB #8D2ABB

square

#BB452A #58BB2A #2AA0BB #8D2ABB

split-complementary

#BB452A #2ABB8D #2A58BB

monochromatic

#572014 #89331F #BB452A #D7654C #E2907D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BB452A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BB452A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB452A

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB452A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB452A	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)

#665C26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837626

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb452a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.158 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87e65',
    500: '#bb452a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb452a;
$custom-light: #d87e65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb452a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.172,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54877,
    "c": 0.15793,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB452A

secondary

#76BBCA

accent

#C8E641

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB452A

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

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