#BB493B#BB493B

#BB493B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.150 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB493B
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 59)
HSL	hsl(7, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(7, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 68.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 45.12, 32.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 55.35, 35.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.1306 0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.15 29.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.6678, 15.6488, 5.9111)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB493B #3BADBB

analogous

#BB3B6D #BB493B #BB893B

triadic

#BB493B #3BBB49 #493BBB

tetradic

#BB493B #6DBB3B #3BADBB #893BBB

square

#BB493B #6DBB3B #3BADBB #893BBB

split-complementary

#BB493B #3BBB89 #3B6DBB

monochromatic

#5E251E #8C372C #BB493B #CE7065 #DD9B93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#BB493B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BB493B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB493B

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB493B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB493B	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)

#675F39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847738

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3046

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb493b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.150 29.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68071',
    500: '#bb493b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb493b;
$custom-light: #d68071;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb493b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.562,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5561,
    "c": 0.15022,
    "h": 29.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB493B

secondary

#8AC1C8

accent

#CCDB4C

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB493B

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

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