#BB4B2F#BB4B2F
#BB4B2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.151 H 35.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 75, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 60%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.9%, 74.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.72, 43.59, 38.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.72, 58.48, 41.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.72% 0.1235 0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.72% 0.151 35.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5251, 15.8054, 4.5007) |
| Luminance | 0.1580 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.61
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.94
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.99
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.02
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.19
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4B2F #2F9FBB
analogous
#BB2F59 #BB4B2F #BB912F
triadic
#BB4B2F #2FBB4B #4B2FBB
tetradic
#BB4B2F #59BB2F #2F9FBB #912FBB
square
#BB4B2F #59BB2F #2F9FBB #912FBB
split-complementary
#BB4B2F #2FBB91 #2F59BB
monochromatic
#592416 #8A3723 #BB4B2F #D46D53 #E09784
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#BB4B2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.16
#BB4B2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4B2F
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4B2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4B2F | 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)
#6A5F2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86782C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3145
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4b2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 75, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.151 35.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78169',
500: '#bb4b2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4b2f; $custom-light: #d78169; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4b2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 75,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12,
"s": 59.829,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5572,
"c": 0.15106,
"h": 35.2
},
"luminance": 0.15802
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4B2F
secondary
#7CBAC9
accent
#C3E345
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A