#BB4C2E#BB4C2E
#BB4C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.150 H 36.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 76, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 75.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.89, 43.08, 39.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.89, 58.58, 42.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.85% 0.1217 0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.85% 0.15 36) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5736, 15.9341, 4.4185) |
| Luminance | 0.1593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.26
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.47
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.66
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.08
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.45
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4C2E #2E9DBB
analogous
#BB2E56 #BB4C2E #BB922E
triadic
#BB4C2E #2EBB4C #4C2EBB
tetradic
#BB4C2E #56BB2E #2E9DBB #922EBB
square
#BB4C2E #56BB2E #2E9DBB #922EBB
split-complementary
#BB4C2E #2EBB92 #2E56BB
monochromatic
#592416 #8A3822 #BB4C2E #D46E52 #E09783
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.02
#BB4C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.19
#BB4C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4C2E
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4C2E | 1.00 | 5.02 | 4.19 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B602A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86782B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3246
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 76, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.150 36.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78268',
500: '#bb4c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4c2e; $custom-light: #d78268; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 76,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.766,
"s": 60.515,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55845,
"c": 0.15037,
"h": 36
},
"luminance": 0.15931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4C2E
secondary
#7BB9CA
accent
#C2E444
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A