#BB4930#BB4930

#BB4930 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.153 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4930
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 48)
HSL	hsl(11, 59%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(11, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 74.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 44.57, 38.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 58.62, 40.50°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1267 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.153 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.4120, 15.5465, 4.5637)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4930 #30A2BB

analogous

#BB305C #BB4930 #BB8E30

triadic

#BB4930 #30BB49 #4930BB

tetradic

#BB4930 #5CBB30 #30A2BB #8E30BB

square

#BB4930 #5CBB30 #30A2BB #8E30BB

split-complementary

#BB4930 #30BB8E #305CBB

monochromatic

#5A2317 #8A3623 #BB4930 #D36C55 #E09686

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#BB4930 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#BB4930 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4930

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4930	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4930	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685E2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85772C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2E44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4930;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.153 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78069',
    500: '#bb4930',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4930;
$custom-light: #d78069;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4930",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.791,
    "s": 59.149,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55463,
    "c": 0.15274,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4930

secondary

#7DBCC9

accent

#C6E245

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4930

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

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