#BB452B#BB452B

#BB452B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.158 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB452B
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 77%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.63, 46.19, 39.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.63, 61.08, 40.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.1308 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.158 34)
XYZ	xyz(23.0602, 14.9987, 3.9658)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB452B #2BA1BB

analogous

#BB2B59 #BB452B #BB8D2B

triadic

#BB452B #2BBB45 #452BBB

tetradic

#BB452B #59BB2B #2BA1BB #8D2BBB

square

#BB452B #59BB2B #2BA1BB #8D2BBB

split-complementary

#BB452B #2BBB8D #2B59BB

monochromatic

#572014 #893320 #BB452B #D6664D #E2917F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BB452B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BB452B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB452B

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB452B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB452B	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)

#665C27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb452b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.158 34.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e66',
    500: '#bb452b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb452b;
$custom-light: #d77e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb452b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.833,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54887,
    "c": 0.1577,
    "h": 34
  },
  "luminance": 0.14995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB452B

secondary

#78BBCA

accent

#C8E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB452B

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

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