#BB493E#BB493E

#BB493E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.150 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB493E
RGB	rgb(187, 73, 62)
HSL	hsl(5, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(5, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61%, 66.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.55, 45.29, 30.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.55, 54.53, 33.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% 0.1317 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.15 28.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7479, 15.6809, 6.3327)
Luminance	0.1568 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB493E #3EB0BB

analogous

#BB3E72 #BB493E #BB883E

triadic

#BB493E #3EBB49 #493EBB

tetradic

#BB493E #72BB3E #3EB0BB #883EBB

square

#BB493E #72BB3E #3EB0BB #883EBB

split-complementary

#BB493E #3EBB88 #3E72BB

monochromatic

#5F2520 #8D372F #BB493E #CD7269 #DC9D97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BB493E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#BB493E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB493E

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB493E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB493E	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675F3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3147

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb493e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 73, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.150 28.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68073',
    500: '#bb493e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb493e;
$custom-light: #d68073;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb493e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.28,
    "s": 50.201,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55656,
    "c": 0.14962,
    "h": 28.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB493E

secondary

#8DC3C8

accent

#CDDA4E

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FCEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB493E

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

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