#BB5035#BB5035

#BB5035 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.145 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BB5035
RGBrgb(187, 80, 53)
HSLhsl(12, 56%, 47%)
HSVhsv(12, 72%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 57.2%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(47.70, 41.48, 36.81)
CIE-LCHlch(47.70, 55.45, 41.59°)
OKLaboklab(56.49% 0.1181 0.0836)
OKLCHoklch(56.49% 0.145 35.3)
XYZxyz(24.0072, 16.5623, 5.3001)
Luminance0.1656 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BB5035 #35A0BB
analogous
#BB355D #BB5035 #BB9335
triadic
#BB5035 #35BB50 #5035BB
tetradic
#BB5035 #5DBB35 #35A0BB #9335BB
square
#BB5035 #5DBB35 #35A0BB #9335BB
split-complementary
#BB5035 #35BB93 #355DBB
monochromatic
#5C271A #8B3C27 #BB5035 #D1745C #DE9D8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87
#BB5035 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31
#BB5035 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5035
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BB5035#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##BB50351.004.874.314.87
#FFFFFF4.871.0021.001.00
#0000004.3121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.871.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6332
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD394A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bb5035;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 80, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.145 35.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6846d',
    500: '#bb5035',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bb5035;
$custom-light: #d6846d;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bb5035",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.09,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56487,
    "c": 0.14467,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BB5035
secondary
#83BBC9
accent
#C1DF49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B07
muted
#847C7A

Preview Lab

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#BB5035 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva