#BB462B#BB462B

#BB462B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.157 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB462B
RGB	rgb(187, 70, 43)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 77%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 45.74, 40.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 60.86, 41.27°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.1294 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.157 34.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1222, 15.1228, 3.9865)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB462B #2BA0BB

analogous

#BB2B58 #BB462B #BB8E2B

triadic

#BB462B #2BBB46 #462BBB

tetradic

#BB462B #58BB2B #2BA0BB #8E2BBB

square

#BB462B #58BB2B #2BA0BB #8E2BBB

split-complementary

#BB462B #2BBB8E #2B58BB

monochromatic

#572114 #893320 #BB462B #D6674D #E2917F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#BB462B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#BB462B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB462B

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB462B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB462B	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb462b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 70, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.157 34.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e66',
    500: '#bb462b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb462b;
$custom-light: #d77e66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb462b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.25,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55015,
    "c": 0.15676,
    "h": 34.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1512
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB462B

secondary

#78BBCA

accent

#C7E642

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB462B

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

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