#BB4730#BB4730

#BB4730 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.155 H 33.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4730
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 48)
HSL	hsl(10, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(10, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 74.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.03, 45.50, 37.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.03, 59.08, 39.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1296 0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.155 33.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.2827, 15.2879, 4.5206)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4730 #30A4BB

analogous

#BB305E #BB4730 #BB8C30

triadic

#BB4730 #30BB47 #4730BB

tetradic

#BB4730 #5EBB30 #30A4BB #8C30BB

square

#BB4730 #5EBB30 #30A4BB #8C30BB

split-complementary

#BB4730 #30BB8C #305EBB

monochromatic

#5A2217 #8A3523 #BB4730 #D36A55 #E09586

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#BB4730 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#BB4730 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4730

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4730	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4730	1.00	5.18	4.06	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4730;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.155 33.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f69',
    500: '#bb4730',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4730;
$custom-light: #d77f69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4730",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.928,
    "s": 59.149,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55201,
    "c": 0.15466,
    "h": 33.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4730

secondary

#7DBDC9

accent

#C8E245

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4730

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

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