#BB4C39#BB4C39
#BB4C39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.148 H 31.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4C39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 76, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 69.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.02, 43.61, 33.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.02, 55.17, 37.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.98% 0.1255 0.0778) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.98% 0.148 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8189, 16.0323, 5.7104) |
| Luminance | 0.1603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.73
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.52
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.67
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.71
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 7.83
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4C39 #39A8BB
analogous
#BB3967 #BB4C39 #BB8D39
triadic
#BB4C39 #39BB4C #4C39BB
tetradic
#BB4C39 #67BB39 #39A8BB #8D39BB
square
#BB4C39 #67BB39 #39A8BB #8D39BB
split-complementary
#BB4C39 #39BB8D #3967BB
monochromatic
#5D261C #8C392B #BB4C39 #CF7262 #DD9C91
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#BB4C39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#BB4C39 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4C39
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4C39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4C39 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A6037
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857936
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3448
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4c39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 76, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.148 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68270',
500: '#bb4c39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4c39; $custom-light: #d68270; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4c39",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 76,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.769,
"s": 53.279,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55984,
"c": 0.1476,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.16029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4C39
secondary
#87BFC8
accent
#C7DD4B
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A