#BB5347#BB5347

#BB5347 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.137 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5347
RGB	rgb(187, 83, 71)
HSL	hsl(6, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(6, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 62%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, 41.07, 27.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 49.46, 33.85°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% 0.1202 0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.137 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.7263, 17.2093, 7.9796)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5347 #47AFBB

analogous

#BB4775 #BB5347 #BB8D47

triadic

#BB5347 #47BB53 #5347BB

tetradic

#BB5347 #75BB47 #47AFBB #8D47BB

square

#BB5347 #75BB47 #47AFBB #8D47BB

split-complementary

#BB5347 #47BB8D #4775BB

monochromatic

#632B25 #903E35 #BB5347 #CC7D74 #DCA7A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#BB5347 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#BB5347 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5347

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5347	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5347	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6545

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877C45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4051

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5347;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 83, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.137 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5867a',
    500: '#bb5347',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5347;
$custom-light: #d5867a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5347",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.207,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57188,
    "c": 0.13699,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5347

secondary

#95C3C9

accent

#C8D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5347

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

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