#BB4636#BB4636

#BB4636 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.154 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4636
RGB	rgb(187, 70, 54)
HSL	hsl(7, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(7, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 71.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 46.23, 34.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 57.52, 36.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.133 0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.154 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.3520, 15.2147, 5.1964)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4636 #36ABBB

analogous

#BB3669 #BB4636 #BB8936

triadic

#BB4636 #36BB46 #4636BB

tetradic

#BB4636 #69BB36 #36ABBB #8936BB

square

#BB4636 #69BB36 #36ABBB #8936BB

split-complementary

#BB4636 #36BB89 #3669BB

monochromatic

#5C221B #8C3428 #BB4636 #D06C5E #DE978D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#BB4636 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BB4636 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4636

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4636	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4636	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665D34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2A43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4636;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 70, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.154 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77e6e',
    500: '#bb4636',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4636;
$custom-light: #d77e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4636",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.218,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55149,
    "c": 0.15432,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15211
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4636

secondary

#84C0C9

accent

#CDDF49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4636

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

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