#BB473C#BB473C

#BB473C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.152 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB473C
RGB	rgb(187, 71, 60)
HSL	hsl(5, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 62%, 67.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 46.10, 31.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 55.59, 33.98°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.1338 0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.152 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5647, 15.4007, 6.0059)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB473C #3CB0BB

analogous

#BB3C70 #BB473C #BB863C

triadic

#BB473C #3CBB47 #473CBB

tetradic

#BB473C #70BB3C #3CB0BB #863CBB

square

#BB473C #70BB3C #3CB0BB #863CBB

split-complementary

#BB473C #3CBB86 #3C70BB

monochromatic

#5E241E #8D352D #BB473C #CE6F66 #DD9B95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#BB473C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#BB473C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB473C

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB473C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB473C	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)

#665E3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837739

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2D45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb473c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 71, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.152 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67f72',
    500: '#bb473c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb473c;
$custom-light: #d67f72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb473c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.197,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55364,
    "c": 0.15209,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB473C

secondary

#8BC3C8

accent

#CFDB4D

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB473C

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

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