#BB4727#BB4727

#BB4727 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.157 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4727
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 39)
HSL	hsl(13, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(13, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 79.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 45.14, 42.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 61.90, 43.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.1% 0.1268 0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(55.1% 0.157 36)
XYZ	xyz(23.1155, 15.2210, 3.6398)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4727 #279BBB

analogous

#BB2751 #BB4727 #BB9127

triadic

#BB4727 #27BB47 #4727BB

tetradic

#BB4727 #51BB27 #279BBB #9127BB

square

#BB4727 #51BB27 #279BBB #9127BB

split-complementary

#BB4727 #27BB91 #2751BB

monochromatic

#562112 #88341C #BB4727 #D96647 #E39079

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BB4727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#BB4727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4727

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4727	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847623

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.157 36.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f63',
    500: '#bb4727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4727;
$custom-light: #d87f63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.973,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55104,
    "c": 0.15674,
    "h": 36
  },
  "luminance": 0.15218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4727

secondary

#73B8CB

accent

#C4E83F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4727

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

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