#BB4E39#BB4E39

#BB4E39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.146 H 32.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4E39
RGB	rgb(187, 78, 57)
HSL	hsl(10, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(10, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 69.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.38, 42.65, 34.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.38, 54.68, 38.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.26% 0.1225 0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(56.26% 0.146 32.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.9588, 16.3121, 5.7570)
Luminance	0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4E39 #39A6BB

analogous

#BB3965 #BB4E39 #BB8F39

triadic

#BB4E39 #39BB4E #4E39BB

tetradic

#BB4E39 #65BB39 #39A6BB #8F39BB

square

#BB4E39 #65BB39 #39A6BB #8F39BB

split-complementary

#BB4E39 #39BB8F #3965BB

monochromatic

#5D271C #8C3A2B #BB4E39 #CF7462 #DD9D91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#BB4E39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#BB4E39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4E39

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4E39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4E39	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867936

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3749

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4e39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.146 32.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68370',
    500: '#bb4e39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4e39;
$custom-light: #d68370;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4e39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.692,
    "s": 53.279,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56259,
    "c": 0.14559,
    "h": 32.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16309
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4E39

secondary

#87BEC8

accent

#C5DD4B

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4E39

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

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