#BB472C#BB472C

#BB472C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.156 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB472C
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 44)
HSL	hsl(11, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 76.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.98, 45.33, 39.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.98, 60.32, 41.29°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1283 0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.156 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.2039, 15.2564, 4.1053)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB472C #2CA0BB

analogous

#BB2C58 #BB472C #BB8F2C

triadic

#BB472C #2CBB47 #472CBB

tetradic

#BB472C #58BB2C #2CA0BB #8F2CBB

square

#BB472C #58BB2C #2CA0BB #8F2CBB

split-complementary

#BB472C #2CBB8F #2C58BB

monochromatic

#582115 #893420 #BB472C #D6684F #E19380

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BB472C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BB472C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB472C

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB472C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB472C	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb472c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.156 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f67',
    500: '#bb472c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb472c;
$custom-light: #d77f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb472c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.329,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55155,
    "c": 0.15559,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB472C

secondary

#79BBCA

accent

#C6E543

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB472C

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

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