#BB5336#BB5336

#BB5336 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.141 H 36.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5336
RGB	rgb(187, 83, 54)
HSL	hsl(13, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(13, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 71.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.29, 40.05, 36.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.29, 54.47, 42.67°)
OKLab	oklab(56.93% 0.1138 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(56.93% 0.142 36.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.2550, 17.0208, 5.4974)
Luminance	0.1702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5336 #369EBB

analogous

#BB365B #BB5336 #BB9636

triadic

#BB5336 #36BB53 #5336BB

tetradic

#BB5336 #5BBB36 #369EBB #9636BB

square

#BB5336 #5BBB36 #369EBB #9636BB

split-complementary

#BB5336 #36BB96 #365BBB

monochromatic

#5C291B #8C3E28 #BB5336 #D0775E #DE9F8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#BB5336 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#BB5336 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5336

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5336	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5336	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)

#6F6433

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD3D4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5336;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 83, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.141 36.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6866e',
    500: '#bb5336',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5336;
$custom-light: #d6866e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5336",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.083,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56933,
    "c": 0.1415,
    "h": 36.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5336

secondary

#84BAC9

accent

#BEDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5336

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

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