#BB4A3E#BB4A3E
#BB4A3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.149 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4A3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 74, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.4%, 66.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.73, 44.83, 30.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.73, 54.26, 34.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.79% 0.1302 0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.79% 0.149 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8141, 15.8133, 6.3548) |
| Luminance | 0.1581 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.87
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.56
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.65
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.87
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.88
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4A3E #3EAFBB
analogous
#BB3E71 #BB4A3E #BB893E
triadic
#BB4A3E #3EBB4A #4A3EBB
tetradic
#BB4A3E #71BB3E #3EAFBB #893EBB
square
#BB4A3E #71BB3E #3EAFBB #893EBB
split-complementary
#BB4A3E #3EBB89 #3E71BB
monochromatic
#5F2620 #8D382F #BB4A3E #CD7369 #DC9E97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#BB4A3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#BB4A3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4A3E
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4A3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4A3E | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.16 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685F3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84783B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3248
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4a3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 74, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.149 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68173',
500: '#bb4a3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4a3e; $custom-light: #d68173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4a3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 74,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.76,
"s": 50.201,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55788,
"c": 0.14856,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.1581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4A3E
secondary
#8DC2C8
accent
#CCDA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B