#BB452C#BB452C

#BB452C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.157 H 33.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB452C
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 44)
HSL	hsl(10, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(10, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 76.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 46.23, 39.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 60.77, 40.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.1311 0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.157 33.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0788, 15.0062, 4.0636)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB452C #2CA2BB

analogous

#BB2C5A #BB452C #BB8D2C

triadic

#BB452C #2CBB45 #452CBB

tetradic

#BB452C #5ABB2C #2CA2BB #8D2CBB

square

#BB452C #5ABB2C #2CA2BB #8D2CBB

split-complementary

#BB452C #2CBB8D #2C5ABB

monochromatic

#582015 #893320 #BB452C #D6664F #E19180

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#BB452C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#BB452C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB452C

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB452C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB452C	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)

#665C29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb452c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.157 33.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e67',
    500: '#bb452c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb452c;
$custom-light: #d77e67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb452c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.49,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54898,
    "c": 0.15748,
    "h": 33.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB452C

secondary

#79BCCA

accent

#C9E543

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB452C

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

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