#BB4E3C#BB4E3C

#BB4E3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.145 H 31.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4E3C
RGB	rgb(187, 78, 60)
HSL	hsl(9, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(9, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 67.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, 42.82, 32.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 53.79, 37.25°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% 0.1236 0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.145 31.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.0359, 16.3430, 6.1629)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4E3C #3CA9BB

analogous

#BB3C69 #BB4E3C #BB8D3C

triadic

#BB4E3C #3CBB4E #4E3CBB

tetradic

#BB4E3C #69BB3C #3CA9BB #8D3CBB

square

#BB4E3C #69BB3C #3CA9BB #8D3CBB

split-complementary

#BB4E3C #3CBB8D #3C69BB

monochromatic

#5E271E #8D3B2D #BB4E3C #CE7566 #DD9F95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#BB4E3C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#BB4E3C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4E3C

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4E3C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4E3C	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B623A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867939

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD374A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4e3c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.145 31.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68372',
    500: '#bb4e3c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4e3c;
$custom-light: #d68372;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4e3c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.504,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56302,
    "c": 0.14484,
    "h": 31.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4E3C

secondary

#8BBFC8

accent

#C7DB4D

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4E3C

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

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