#BB4A31#BB4A31
#BB4A31 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.152 H 34.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4A31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 74, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 74%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.4%, 73.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.56, 44.15, 37.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.56, 58.08, 40.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.61% 0.1256 0.0848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.61% 0.152 34) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4991, 15.6873, 4.6957) |
| Luminance | 0.1568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.27
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.38
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 7.08
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.12
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.40
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4A31 #31A2BB
analogous
#BB315D #BB4A31 #BB8F31
triadic
#BB4A31 #31BB4A #4A31BB
tetradic
#BB4A31 #5DBB31 #31A2BB #8F31BB
square
#BB4A31 #5DBB31 #31A2BB #8F31BB
split-complementary
#BB4A31 #31BB8F #315DBB
monochromatic
#5A2418 #8B3724 #BB4A31 #D36D56 #E09787
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#BB4A31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#BB4A31 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4A31
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4A31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4A31 | 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)
#695F2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85782E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3045
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4a31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 74, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.152 34.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7816a',
500: '#bb4a31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4a31; $custom-light: #d7816a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4a31",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 74,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.87,
"s": 58.475,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55609,
"c": 0.15152,
"h": 34
},
"luminance": 0.15684
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4A31
secondary
#7FBCC9
accent
#C6E246
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A