#BB4828#BB4828

#BB4828 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.156 H 36.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4828
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 40)
HSL	hsl(13, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 78.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 44.71, 42.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 61.37, 43.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% 0.1256 0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.156 36.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.1964, 15.3560, 3.7496)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4828 #289BBB

analogous

#BB2852 #BB4828 #BB9228

triadic

#BB4828 #28BB48 #4828BB

tetradic

#BB4828 #52BB28 #289BBB #9228BB

square

#BB4828 #52BB28 #289BBB #9228BB

split-complementary

#BB4828 #28BB92 #2852BB

monochromatic

#562112 #89351D #BB4828 #D86848 #E3917B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BB4828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BB4828 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4828

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4828	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)

#685D24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857724

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.156 36.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f64',
    500: '#bb4828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4828;
$custom-light: #d77f64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.061,
    "s": 64.758,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55244,
    "c": 0.1556,
    "h": 36.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4828

secondary

#74B8CB

accent

#C3E840

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4828

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

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