#BB453D#BB453D

#BB453D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.154 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB453D
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 61)
HSL	hsl(4, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(4, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 67.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, 47.06, 30.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 55.86, 32.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.137 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.154 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4663, 15.1612, 6.1047)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB453D #3DB3BB

analogous

#BB3D74 #BB453D #BB843D

triadic

#BB453D #3DBB45 #453DBB

tetradic

#BB453D #74BB3D #3DB3BB #843DBB

square

#BB453D #74BB3D #3DB3BB #843DBB

split-complementary

#BB453D #3DBB84 #3D74BB

monochromatic

#5F231F #8D342E #BB453D #CE6E68 #DD9A96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#BB453D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#BB453D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB453D

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB453D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB453D	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2A44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb453d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.154 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67e73',
    500: '#bb453d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb453d;
$custom-light: #d67e73;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb453d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.81,
    "s": 50.806,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55125,
    "c": 0.154,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB453D

secondary

#8CC4C8

accent

#D1DA4E

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB453D

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

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