#BB4934#BB4934

#BB4934 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.152 H 32.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4934
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 52)
HSL	hsl(9, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 72.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 44.76, 35.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 57.39, 38.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% 0.1281 0.0815)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.152 32.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.4983, 15.5810, 5.0182)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4934 #34A6BB

analogous

#BB3463 #BB4934 #BB8C34

triadic

#BB4934 #34BB49 #4934BB

tetradic

#BB4934 #63BB34 #34A6BB #8C34BB

square

#BB4934 #63BB34 #34A6BB #8C34BB

split-complementary

#BB4934 #34BB8C #3463BB

monochromatic

#5B2419 #8B3627 #BB4934 #D16D5B #DF988B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BB4934 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BB4934 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4934

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4934	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4934	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685E31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4934;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.152 32.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7806c',
    500: '#bb4934',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4934;
$custom-light: #d7806c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4934",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.333,
    "s": 56.485,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55513,
    "c": 0.15178,
    "h": 32.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4934

secondary

#82BEC9

accent

#C8E048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4934

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

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