#BB492D#BB492D

#BB492D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.153 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB492D
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 45)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(12, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 75.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 44.45, 39.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 59.56, 41.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.1257 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.153 35)
XYZ	xyz(23.3522, 15.5226, 4.2486)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB492D #2D9FBB

analogous

#BB2D58 #BB492D #BB902D

triadic

#BB492D #2DBB49 #492DBB

tetradic

#BB492D #58BB2D #2D9FBB #902DBB

square

#BB492D #58BB2D #2D9FBB #902DBB

split-complementary

#BB492D #2DBB90 #2D58BB

monochromatic

#582215 #8A3621 #BB492D #D56A50 #E19482

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BB492D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BB492D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB492D

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB492D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB492D	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695E29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857729

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2E43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb492d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.153 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78067',
    500: '#bb492d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb492d;
$custom-light: #d78067;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb492d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.831,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55429,
    "c": 0.15346,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.15519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB492D

secondary

#7ABACA

accent

#C5E443

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB492D

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

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