#BB4E32#BB4E32

#BB4E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.147 H 35.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4E32
RGB	rgb(187, 78, 50)
HSL	hsl(12, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(12, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 73.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, 42.30, 37.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 56.86, 41.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56.17% 0.12 0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(56.17% 0.147 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.7961, 16.2470, 4.8999)
Luminance	0.1624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4E32 #329FBB

analogous

#BB325B #BB4E32 #BB9332

triadic

#BB4E32 #32BB4E #4E32BB

tetradic

#BB4E32 #5BBB32 #329FBB #9332BB

square

#BB4E32 #5BBB32 #329FBB #9332BB

split-complementary

#BB4E32 #32BB93 #325BBB

monochromatic

#5A2618 #8B3A25 #BB4E32 #D27158 #DF9A88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#BB4E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#BB4E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4E32

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4E32	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C612F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#87792F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3648

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.147 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d7836b',
    500: '#bb4e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4e32;
$custom-light: #d7836b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.263,
    "s": 57.806,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56168,
    "c": 0.14741,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4E32

secondary

#80BAC9

accent

#C2E147

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4E32

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

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