#BB472B#BB472B

#BB472B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.156 H 34.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB472B
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 43)
HSL	hsl(12, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 77%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 45.29, 40.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 60.64, 41.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.128 0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.156 34.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.1853, 15.2490, 4.0075)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB472B #2B9FBB

analogous

#BB2B57 #BB472B #BB8F2B

triadic

#BB472B #2BBB47 #472BBB

tetradic

#BB472B #57BB2B #2B9FBB #8F2BBB

square

#BB472B #57BB2B #2B9FBB #8F2BBB

split-complementary

#BB472B #2BBB8F #2B57BB

monochromatic

#572114 #893420 #BB472B #D6684D #E2927F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#BB472B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BB472B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB472B

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB472B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB472B	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)

#685D27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb472b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.156 34.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f66',
    500: '#bb472b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb472b;
$custom-light: #d77f66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb472b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.667,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55144,
    "c": 0.15582,
    "h": 34.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB472B

secondary

#78BACA

accent

#C6E642

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB472B

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

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