#BB493A#BB493A

#BB493A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.150 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB493A
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 58)
HSL	hsl(7, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 69%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 69%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 45.07, 32.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 55.63, 35.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.6% 0.1302 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(55.6% 0.15 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.6422, 15.6386, 5.7758)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB493A #3AACBB

analogous

#BB3A6B #BB493A #BB893A

triadic

#BB493A #3ABB49 #493ABB

tetradic

#BB493A #6BBB3A #3AACBB #893ABB

square

#BB493A #6BBB3A #3AACBB #893ABB

split-complementary

#BB493A #3ABB89 #3A6BBB

monochromatic

#5E251D #8C372C #BB493A #CF7063 #DD9B92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BB493A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BB493A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB493A

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB493A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB493A	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685F38

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3046

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb493a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.150 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68070',
    500: '#bb493a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb493a;
$custom-light: #d68070;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb493a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.977,
    "s": 52.653,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55595,
    "c": 0.15043,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB493A

secondary

#88C1C8

accent

#CBDC4C

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB493A

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

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