#BB492E#BB492E

#BB492E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.153 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB492E
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 46)
HSL	hsl(11, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 75.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 44.49, 39.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 59.25, 41.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.1261 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.153 34.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.3717, 15.5304, 4.3512)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB492E #2EA0BB

analogous

#BB2E5A #BB492E #BB8F2E

triadic

#BB492E #2EBB49 #492EBB

tetradic

#BB492E #5ABB2E #2EA0BB #8F2EBB

square

#BB492E #5ABB2E #2EA0BB #8F2EBB

split-complementary

#BB492E #2EBB8F #2E5ABB

monochromatic

#592316 #8A3622 #BB492E #D46B52 #E09583

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#BB492E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BB492E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB492E

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB492E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB492E	1.00	5.12	4.11	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695E2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85772A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE2E43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb492e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.153 34.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78068',
    500: '#bb492e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb492e;
$custom-light: #d78068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb492e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.489,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5544,
    "c": 0.15322,
    "h": 34.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB492E

secondary

#7BBBCA

accent

#C5E444

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB492E

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

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