#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
RGBrgb(187, 73, 61)
HSLhsl(6, 51%, 49%)
HSVhsv(6, 67%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 67.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(46.54, 45.24, 30.92)
CIE-LCHlch(46.54, 54.80, 34.36°)
OKLaboklab(55.64% 0.1313 0.0721)
OKLCHoklch(55.64% 0.15 28.8)
XYZxyz(23.7207, 15.6700, 6.1895)
Luminance0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

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
##BB493D1.005.084.135.08
#FFFFFF5.081.0021.001.00
#0000004.1321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.081.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#BB493D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva