#BB4533#BB4533

#BB4533 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.156 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4533
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 51)
HSL	hsl(8, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 72.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, 46.54, 35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 58.64, 37.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1334 0.0808)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.156 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.2216, 15.0633, 4.8161)
Luminance	0.1506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4533 #33A9BB

analogous

#BB3365 #BB4533 #BB8933

triadic

#BB4533 #33BB45 #4533BB

tetradic

#BB4533 #65BB33 #33A9BB #8933BB

square

#BB4533 #65BB33 #33A9BB #8933BB

split-complementary

#BB4533 #33BB89 #3365BB

monochromatic

#5B2219 #8B3326 #BB4533 #D26959 #DF9589

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#BB4533 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BB4533 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4533

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4533	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4533	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83762F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4533;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.156 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e6b',
    500: '#bb4533',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4533;
$custom-light: #d77e6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4533",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.941,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54982,
    "c": 0.15595,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4533

secondary

#81BFC9

accent

#CCE047

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4533

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

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