#BB493C#BB493C

#BB493C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.150 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB493C
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 60)
HSL	hsl(6, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(6, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 67.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 45.18, 31.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 55.07, 34.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1309 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.15 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.6940, 15.6593, 6.0490)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB493C #3CAEBB

analogous

#BB3C6E #BB493C #BB883C

triadic

#BB493C #3CBB49 #493CBB

tetradic

#BB493C #6EBB3C #3CAEBB #883CBB

square

#BB493C #6EBB3C #3CAEBB #883CBB

split-complementary

#BB493C #3CBB88 #3C6EBB

monochromatic

#5E251E #8D372D #BB493C #CE7166 #DD9C95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BB493C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BB493C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB493C

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB493C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB493C	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F3A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847739

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb493c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.150 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68072',
    500: '#bb493c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb493c;
$custom-light: #d68072;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb493c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.142,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55625,
    "c": 0.15002,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB493C

secondary

#8BC2C8

accent

#CCDB4D

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB493C

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

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