#BB4530#BB4530

#BB4530 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.157 H 32.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4530
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 48)
HSL	hsl(9, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 74.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 46.40, 37.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 59.54, 38.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.94% 0.1324 0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(54.94% 0.157 32.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.1576, 15.0377, 4.4789)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4530 #30A6BB

analogous

#BB3060 #BB4530 #BB8A30

triadic

#BB4530 #30BB45 #4530BB

tetradic

#BB4530 #60BB30 #30A6BB #8A30BB

square

#BB4530 #60BB30 #30A6BB #8A30BB

split-complementary

#BB4530 #30BB8A #3060BB

monochromatic

#5A2117 #8A3323 #BB4530 #D36855 #E09386

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#BB4530 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BB4530 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4530

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4530	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4530	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83762C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4530;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.157 32.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e69',
    500: '#bb4530',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4530;
$custom-light: #d77e69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4530",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.065,
    "s": 59.149,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54944,
    "c": 0.15659,
    "h": 32.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4530

secondary

#7DBEC9

accent

#CBE245

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4530

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

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