#BB4535#BB4535

#BB4535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.156 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4535
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 53)
HSL	hsl(7, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(7, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 46.63, 34.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 58.06, 36.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.1341 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.156 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.2667, 15.0813, 5.0533)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4535 #35ABBB

analogous

#BB3568 #BB4535 #BB8835

triadic

#BB4535 #35BB45 #4535BB

tetradic

#BB4535 #68BB35 #35ABBB #8835BB

square

#BB4535 #68BB35 #35ABBB #8835BB

split-complementary

#BB4535 #35BB88 #3568BB

monochromatic

#5C221A #8B3327 #BB4535 #D16A5C #DE968C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#BB4535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BB4535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4535

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4535	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#655C33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837631

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2842

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.156 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e6d',
    500: '#bb4535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4535;
$custom-light: #d77e6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.164,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55008,
    "c": 0.15553,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4535

secondary

#83C0C9

accent

#CDDF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4535

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

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