#BB4A2F#BB4A2F

#BB4A2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.152 H 34.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4A2F
RGB	rgb(187, 74, 47)
HSL	hsl(12, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.4%, 74.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.54, 44.06, 38.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.54, 58.71, 41.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.58% 0.1249 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(55.58% 0.152 34.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.4578, 15.6708, 4.4783)
Luminance	0.1567 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4A2F #2FA0BB

analogous

#BB2F5A #BB4A2F #BB902F

triadic

#BB4A2F #2FBB4A #4A2FBB

tetradic

#BB4A2F #5ABB2F #2FA0BB #902FBB

square

#BB4A2F #5ABB2F #2FA0BB #902FBB

split-complementary

#BB4A2F #2FBB90 #2F5ABB

monochromatic

#592316 #8A3723 #BB4A2F #D46C53 #E09684

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#BB4A2F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#BB4A2F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4A2F

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4A2F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4A2F	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)

#695F2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85782B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD2F44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4a2f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 74, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.152 34.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78169',
    500: '#bb4a2f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4a2f;
$custom-light: #d78169;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4a2f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.571,
    "s": 59.829,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55585,
    "c": 0.15202,
    "h": 34.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4A2F

secondary

#7CBBC9

accent

#C4E345

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4A2F

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

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