#BB4836#BB4836

#BB4836 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.152 H 31.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4836
RGB	rgb(187, 72, 54)
HSL	hsl(8, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(8, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 71.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.27, 45.32, 34.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.27, 57.03, 37.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.41% 0.1302 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(55.41% 0.152 31.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4792, 15.4691, 5.2388)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4836 #36A9BB

analogous

#BB3667 #BB4836 #BB8A36

triadic

#BB4836 #36BB48 #4836BB

tetradic

#BB4836 #67BB36 #36A9BB #8A36BB

square

#BB4836 #67BB36 #36A9BB #8A36BB

split-complementary

#BB4836 #36BB8A #3667BB

monochromatic

#5C231B #8C3628 #BB4836 #D06D5E #DE988D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BB4836 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#BB4836 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4836

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4836	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4836	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675E34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847733

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4836;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 72, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.152 31.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7806e',
    500: '#bb4836',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4836;
$custom-light: #d7806e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4836",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.12,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55408,
    "c": 0.15232,
    "h": 31.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4836

secondary

#84BFC9

accent

#CADF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4836

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

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