#BB4938#BB4938

#BB4938 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.151 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4938
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 56)
HSL	hsl(8, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(8, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 70.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 44.96, 33.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 56.20, 36.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1295 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.151 30.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.5923, 15.6186, 5.5130)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4938 #38AABB

analogous

#BB3869 #BB4938 #BB8A38

triadic

#BB4938 #38BB49 #4938BB

tetradic

#BB4938 #69BB38 #38AABB #8A38BB

square

#BB4938 #69BB38 #38AABB #8A38BB

split-complementary

#BB4938 #38BB8A #3869BB

monochromatic

#5D241C #8C372A #BB4938 #D06F61 #DE9A90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BB4938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#BB4938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4938

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4938	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847735

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.151 30.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6806f',
    500: '#bb4938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4938;
$custom-light: #d6806f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.786,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55567,
    "c": 0.15087,
    "h": 30.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4938

secondary

#86C0C8

accent

#CADD4B

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160A07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4938

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

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