#BB472A#BB472A

#BB472A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.156 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BB472A
RGBrgb(187, 71, 42)
HSLhsl(12, 63%, 45%)
HSVhsv(12, 78%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(45.96, 45.25, 40.84)
CIE-LCHlch(45.96, 60.95, 42.07°)
OKLaboklab(55.13% 0.1277 0.0898)
OKLCHoklch(55.13% 0.156 35.1)
XYZxyz(23.1672, 15.2417, 3.9121)
Luminance0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BB472A #2A9EBB
analogous
#BB2A55 #BB472A #BB902A
triadic
#BB472A #2ABB47 #472ABB
tetradic
#BB472A #55BB2A #2A9EBB #902ABB
square
#BB472A #55BB2A #2A9EBB #902ABB
split-complementary
#BB472A #2ABB90 #2A55BB
monochromatic
#572114 #89341F #BB472A #D7674C #E2927D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19
#BB472A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05
#BB472A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB472A
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BB472A#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BB472A1.005.194.055.19
#FFFFFF5.191.0021.001.00
#0000004.0521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.191.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847626
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE2A41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bb472a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.156 35.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f65',
    500: '#bb472a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bb472a;
$custom-light: #d77f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bb472a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55134,
    "c": 0.15605,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BB472A
secondary
#76BACA
accent
#C5E641
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160A06
muted
#847C7A

Preview Lab

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#BB472A Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva