#BB4A2E#BB4A2E

#BB4A2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.152 H 35.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4A2E
RGB	rgb(187, 74, 46)
HSL	hsl(12, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.4%, 75.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, 44.02, 39.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 59.02, 41.77°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1246 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.152 35.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.4379, 15.6628, 4.3733)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4A2E #2E9FBB

analogous

#BB2E58 #BB4A2E #BB902E

triadic

#BB4A2E #2EBB4A #4A2EBB

tetradic

#BB4A2E #58BB2E #2E9FBB #902EBB

square

#BB4A2E #58BB2E #2E9FBB #902EBB

split-complementary

#BB4A2E #2EBB90 #2E58BB

monochromatic

#592316 #8A3722 #BB4A2E #D46C52 #E09583

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BB4A2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BB4A2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4A2E

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4A2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4A2E	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)

#695F2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85782A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4a2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 74, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.152 35.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78168',
    500: '#bb4a2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4a2e;
$custom-light: #d78168;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4a2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.915,
    "s": 60.515,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55574,
    "c": 0.15226,
    "h": 35.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4A2E

secondary

#7BBACA

accent

#C4E444

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4A2E

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

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