#BB4935#BB4935

#BB4935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.152 H 32.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4935
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 53)
HSL	hsl(9, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(9, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.43, 44.81, 35.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.43, 57.09, 38.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.1284 0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.152 32.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.5211, 15.5901, 5.1381)
Luminance	0.1559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4935 #35A7BB

analogous

#BB3564 #BB4935 #BB8C35

triadic

#BB4935 #35BB49 #4935BB

tetradic

#BB4935 #64BB35 #35A7BB #8C35BB

square

#BB4935 #64BB35 #35A7BB #8C35BB

split-complementary

#BB4935 #35BB8C #3564BB

monochromatic

#5C241A #8B3627 #BB4935 #D16E5C #DE988C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#BB4935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BB4935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4935

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4935	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)

#685E32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847732

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.152 32.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7806d',
    500: '#bb4935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4935;
$custom-light: #d7806d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.955,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55526,
    "c": 0.15155,
    "h": 32.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4935

secondary

#83BEC9

accent

#C9DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4935

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

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