#BB4E2A#BB4E2A

#BB4E2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.150 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4E2A
RGB	rgb(187, 78, 42)
HSL	hsl(15, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(15, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 77.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 41.96, 42.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 59.45, 45.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% 0.1175 0.0925)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.15 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.6383, 16.1839, 4.0691)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4E2A #2A97BB

analogous

#BB2A4E #BB4E2A #BB972A

triadic

#BB4E2A #2ABB4E #4E2ABB

tetradic

#BB4E2A #4EBB2A #2A97BB #972ABB

square

#BB4E2A #4EBB2A #2A97BB #972ABB

split-complementary

#BB4E2A #2ABB97 #2A4EBB

monochromatic

#572414 #89391F #BB4E2A #D76E4C #E2967D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#BB4E2A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#BB4E2A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4E2A

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4E2A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4E2A	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6125

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877926

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4e2a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.150 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78366',
    500: '#bb4e2a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4e2a;
$custom-light: #d78366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4e2a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.897,
    "s": 63.319,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5608,
    "c": 0.14958,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4E2A

secondary

#76B6CA

accent

#BDE641

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4E2A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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