#BB4D2E#BB4D2E
#BB4D2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.149 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB4D2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 77, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 75%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 75.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.07, 42.60, 39.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.07, 58.36, 43.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.98% 0.1202 0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.98% 0.149 36.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6430, 16.0730, 4.4416) |
| Luminance | 0.1607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.18
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.22
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.52
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.25
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 7.44
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB4D2E #2E9CBB
analogous
#BB2E56 #BB4D2E #BB932E
triadic
#BB4D2E #2EBB4D #4D2EBB
tetradic
#BB4D2E #56BB2E #2E9CBB #932EBB
square
#BB4D2E #56BB2E #2E9CBB #932EBB
split-complementary
#BB4D2E #2EBB93 #2E56BB
monochromatic
#592516 #8A3922 #BB4D2E #D46F52 #E09783
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.98
#BB4D2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#BB4D2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB4D2E
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB4D2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB4D2E | 1.00 | 4.98 | 4.21 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B602A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86792B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3446
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb4d2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 77, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.149 36.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78268',
500: '#bb4d2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb4d2e; $custom-light: #d78268; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb4d2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 77,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.191,
"s": 60.515,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55983,
"c": 0.14943,
"h": 36.4
},
"luminance": 0.1607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB4D2E
secondary
#7BB8CA
accent
#C1E444
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A