#BB4638#BB4638
#BB4638 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.154 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4638 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 70, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.6%, 70.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.95, 46.33, 33.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.95, 56.95, 35.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.18% 0.1338 0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.18% 0.154 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3999, 15.2339, 5.4489) |
| Luminance | 0.1523 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.46
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.94
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.67
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.84
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.89
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4638 #38ADBB
analogous
#BB386C #BB4638 #BB8738
triadic
#BB4638 #38BB46 #4638BB
tetradic
#BB4638 #6CBB38 #38ADBB #8738BB
square
#BB4638 #6CBB38 #38ADBB #8738BB
split-complementary
#BB4638 #38BB87 #386CBB
monochromatic
#5D231C #8C342A #BB4638 #D06C61 #DE9890
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.19
#BB4638 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#BB4638 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4638
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4638 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4638 | 1.00 | 5.19 | 4.05 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665D36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837635
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD2B43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4638; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 70, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.154 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77f6f',
500: '#bb4638',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4638; $custom-light: #d77f6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4638",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 70,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.412,
"s": 53.909,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55177,
"c": 0.15391,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.15231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4638
secondary
#86C1C8
accent
#CEDD4B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A