#BB473B#BB473B
#BB473B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.152 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB473B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 71, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.16, 46.04, 31.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.16, 55.86, 34.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.35% 0.1334 0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.35% 0.152 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5386, 15.3903, 5.8680) |
| Luminance | 0.1539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.89
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.39
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.12
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.17
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.54
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB473B #3BAFBB
analogous
#BB3B6F #BB473B #BB873B
triadic
#BB473B #3BBB47 #473BBB
tetradic
#BB473B #6FBB3B #3BAFBB #873BBB
square
#BB473B #6FBB3B #3BAFBB #873BBB
split-complementary
#BB473B #3BBB87 #3B6FBB
monochromatic
#5E241E #8C352C #BB473B #CE6F65 #DD9A93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#BB473B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#BB473B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB473B
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB473B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB473B | 1.00 | 5.15 | 4.08 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665E39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837738
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD2D45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb473b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.152 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67f71',
500: '#bb473b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb473b; $custom-light: #d67f71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb473b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 71,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.625,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55349,
"c": 0.15229,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.15387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB473B
secondary
#8AC2C8
accent
#CEDB4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A