#BB5333#BB5333

#BB5333 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.142 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5333
RGB	rgb(187, 83, 51)
HSL	hsl(14, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(14, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 72.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 39.90, 38.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 55.45, 43.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.9% 0.1128 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(56.9% 0.142 37.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1867, 16.9935, 5.1377)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5333 #339BBB

analogous

#BB3357 #BB5333 #BB9733

triadic

#BB5333 #33BB53 #5333BB

tetradic

#BB5333 #57BB33 #339BBB #9733BB

square

#BB5333 #57BB33 #339BBB #9733BB

split-complementary

#BB5333 #33BB97 #3357BB

monochromatic

#5B2819 #8B3E26 #BB5333 #D27659 #DF9E89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BB5333 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BB5333 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5333

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5333	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5333	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F642F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3D4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5333;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 83, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.142 37.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6866c',
    500: '#bb5333',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5333;
$custom-light: #d6866c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5333",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.118,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56896,
    "c": 0.1424,
    "h": 37.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5333

secondary

#81B8C9

accent

#BCE047

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5333

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

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