#BB5036#BB5036

#BB5036 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.144 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5036
RGB	rgb(187, 80, 54)
HSL	hsl(12, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(12, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 57.2%, 71.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.72, 41.53, 36.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.72, 55.14, 41.14°)
OKLab	oklab(56.5% 0.1184 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(56.5% 0.144 34.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0304, 16.5716, 5.4225)
Luminance	0.1657 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5036 #36A1BB

analogous

#BB365F #BB5036 #BB9236

triadic

#BB5036 #36BB50 #5036BB

tetradic

#BB5036 #5FBB36 #36A1BB #9236BB

square

#BB5036 #5FBB36 #36A1BB #9236BB

split-complementary

#BB5036 #36BB92 #365FBB

monochromatic

#5C271B #8C3C28 #BB5036 #D0745E #DE9D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#BB5036 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#BB5036 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5036

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5036	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5036	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6333

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD394A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5036;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 80, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.144 34.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6846e',
    500: '#bb5036',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5036;
$custom-light: #d6846e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5036",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.729,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.565,
    "c": 0.1444,
    "h": 34.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5036

secondary

#84BBC9

accent

#C1DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEC

border

#D5CAC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5036

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

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