#BB4D2A#BB4D2A
#BB4D2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.150 H 37.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 77, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 63%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 78%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 77.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.03, 42.44, 41.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.03, 59.66, 44.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.94% 0.119 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.94% 0.15 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5678, 16.0429, 4.0456) |
| Luminance | 0.1604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.36
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.19
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.16
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.62
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 6.80
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4D2A #2A98BB
analogous
#BB2A4F #BB4D2A #BB962A
triadic
#BB4D2A #2ABB4D #4D2ABB
tetradic
#BB4D2A #4FBB2A #2A98BB #962ABB
square
#BB4D2A #4FBB2A #2A98BB #962ABB
split-complementary
#BB4D2A #2ABB96 #2A4FBB
monochromatic
#572414 #89381F #BB4D2A #D76D4C #E2967D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#BB4D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#BB4D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4D2A
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4D2A | 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)
#6C6025
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877926
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CE3346
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 77, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.150 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78266',
500: '#bb4d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4d2a; $custom-light: #d78266; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 77,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.483,
"s": 63.319,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5594,
"c": 0.15049,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.1604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4D2A
secondary
#76B6CA
accent
#BFE641
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A