#BB4827#BB4827

#BB4827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.156 H 36.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4827
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 39)
HSL	hsl(13, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(13, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 79.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 44.68, 42.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 61.68, 43.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% 0.1253 0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.156 36.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.1796, 15.3493, 3.6612)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4827 #279ABB

analogous

#BB2750 #BB4827 #BB9227

triadic

#BB4827 #27BB48 #4827BB

tetradic

#BB4827 #50BB27 #279ABB #9227BB

square

#BB4827 #50BB27 #279ABB #9227BB

split-complementary

#BB4827 #27BB92 #2750BB

monochromatic

#562112 #88351C #BB4827 #D96747 #E39179

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BB4827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BB4827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4827

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4827	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)

#685D22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857723

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.156 36.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87f63',
    500: '#bb4827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4827;
$custom-light: #d87f63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.378,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55235,
    "c": 0.15582,
    "h": 36.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4827

secondary

#73B7CB

accent

#C3E83F

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4827

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

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