#BB4735#BB4735

#BB4735 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.154 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4735
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 53)
HSL	hsl(8, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 45.73, 34.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 57.57, 37.41°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.1313 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.154 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.3918, 15.3315, 5.0950)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4735 #35A9BB

analogous

#BB3566 #BB4735 #BB8A35

triadic

#BB4735 #35BB47 #4735BB

tetradic

#BB4735 #66BB35 #35A9BB #8A35BB

square

#BB4735 #66BB35 #35A9BB #8A35BB

split-complementary

#BB4735 #35BB8A #3566BB

monochromatic

#5C231A #8B3527 #BB4735 #D16C5C #DE978C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#BB4735 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BB4735 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4735

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4735	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4735	1.00	5.17	4.07	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837732

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2C43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4735;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.154 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f6d',
    500: '#bb4735',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4735;
$custom-light: #d77f6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4735",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.06,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55264,
    "c": 0.15353,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4735

secondary

#83BFC9

accent

#CBDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4735

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

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