#BB493D#BB493D
#BB493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.150 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB493D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 73, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61%, 67.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.54, 45.24, 30.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.54, 54.80, 34.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.64% 0.1313 0.0721) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.64% 0.15 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7207, 15.6700, 6.1895) |
| Luminance | 0.1567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.86
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.48
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.82
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.94
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.10
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB493D #3DAFBB
analogous
#BB3D70 #BB493D #BB883D
triadic
#BB493D #3DBB49 #493DBB
tetradic
#BB493D #70BB3D #3DAFBB #883DBB
square
#BB493D #70BB3D #3DAFBB #883DBB
split-complementary
#BB493D #3DBB88 #3D70BB
monochromatic
#5F251F #8D372E #BB493D #CE7168 #DD9C96
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#BB493D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#BB493D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB493D
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB493D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB493D | 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)
#675F3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84783A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3047
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb493d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.150 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68073',
500: '#bb493d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb493d; $custom-light: #d68073; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb493d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 73,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.714,
"s": 50.806,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5564,
"c": 0.14981,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.15667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB493D
secondary
#8CC2C8
accent
#CDDA4E
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B