#BB4829#BB4829

#BB4829 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.155 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4829
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 41)
HSL	hsl(13, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(13, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 78.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.13, 44.75, 41.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.13, 61.05, 42.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.25% 0.1259 0.091)
OKLCH	oklch(55.25% 0.155 35.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.2136, 15.3629, 3.8404)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4829 #299CBB

analogous

#BB2953 #BB4829 #BB9129

triadic

#BB4829 #29BB48 #4829BB

tetradic

#BB4829 #53BB29 #299CBB #9129BB

square

#BB4829 #53BB29 #299CBB #9129BB

split-complementary

#BB4829 #29BB91 #2953BB

monochromatic

#572113 #89351E #BB4829 #D7684A #E2927C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#BB4829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#BB4829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4829

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4829	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)

#685D25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857725

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.155 35.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d77f65',
    500: '#bb4829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4829;
$custom-light: #d77f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.74,
    "s": 64.035,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55254,
    "c": 0.15536,
    "h": 35.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4829

secondary

#75B8CB

accent

#C4E741

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4829

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

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