#BB5135#BB5135

#BB5135 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.144 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5135
RGB	rgb(187, 81, 53)
HSL	hsl(13, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(13, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.89, 40.99, 37.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.89, 55.23, 42.09°)
OKLab	oklab(56.63% 0.1166 0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(56.63% 0.144 35.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0809, 16.7098, 5.3247)
Luminance	0.1671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5135 #359FBB

analogous

#BB355C #BB5135 #BB9435

triadic

#BB5135 #35BB51 #5135BB

tetradic

#BB5135 #5CBB35 #359FBB #9435BB

square

#BB5135 #5CBB35 #359FBB #9435BB

split-complementary

#BB5135 #35BB94 #355CBB

monochromatic

#5C281A #8B3C27 #BB5135 #D1755C #DE9D8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#BB5135 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#BB5135 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5135

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5135	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5135	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6332

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3A4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5135;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 81, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.144 35.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6856d',
    500: '#bb5135',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5135;
$custom-light: #d6856d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5135",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.537,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5663,
    "c": 0.14371,
    "h": 35.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5135

secondary

#83BAC9

accent

#C0DF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5135

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

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