#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
RGBrgb(187, 71, 59)
HSLhsl(6, 52%, 48%)
HSVhsv(6, 68%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62%, 68.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(46.16, 46.04, 31.63)
CIE-LCHlch(46.16, 55.86, 34.49°)
OKLaboklab(55.35% 0.1334 0.0734)
OKLCHoklch(55.35% 0.152 28.8)
XYZxyz(23.5386, 15.3903, 5.8680)
Luminance0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

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
##BB473B1.005.154.085.15
#FFFFFF5.151.0021.001.00
#0000004.0821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.151.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB473B

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#BB473B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva