#BB472D#BB472D

#BB472D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.155 H 34.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB472D
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(11, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 75.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.99, 45.37, 39.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.99, 60.01, 40.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% 0.1286 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.155 34.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.2229, 15.2640, 4.2055)
Luminance	0.1526 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB472D #2DA1BB

analogous

#BB2D5A #BB472D #BB8E2D

triadic

#BB472D #2DBB47 #472DBB

tetradic

#BB472D #5ABB2D #2DA1BB #8E2DBB

square

#BB472D #5ABB2D #2DA1BB #8E2DBB

split-complementary

#BB472D #2DBB8E #2D5ABB

monochromatic

#582215 #8A3421 #BB472D #D56950 #E19382

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BB472D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#BB472D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB472D

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB472D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB472D	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)

#675D29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2A42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb472d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.155 34.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f67',
    500: '#bb472d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb472d;
$custom-light: #d77f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb472d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.986,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55166,
    "c": 0.15536,
    "h": 34.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB472D

secondary

#7ABBCA

accent

#C7E443

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB472D

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

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