#BB4736#BB4736

#BB4736 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.153 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4736
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 54)
HSL	hsl(8, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 71.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 45.78, 34.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 57.28, 36.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.28% 0.1316 0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(55.28% 0.153 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.4150, 15.3408, 5.2174)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4736 #36AABB

analogous

#BB3668 #BB4736 #BB8936

triadic

#BB4736 #36BB47 #4736BB

tetradic

#BB4736 #68BB36 #36AABB #8936BB

square

#BB4736 #68BB36 #36AABB #8936BB

split-complementary

#BB4736 #36BB89 #3668BB

monochromatic

#5C231B #8C3528 #BB4736 #D06C5E #DE988D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BB4736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BB4736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4736

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4736	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675D34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837733

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2C44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.153 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f6e',
    500: '#bb4736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4736;
$custom-light: #d77f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.669,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55278,
    "c": 0.15332,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4736

secondary

#84C0C9

accent

#CBDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4736

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

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