#BB543B#BB543B
#BB543B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.139 H 34.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB543B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 84, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.54, 39.82, 34.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.54, 52.65, 40.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.15% 0.1141 0.0795) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.15% 0.139 34.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4556, 17.2243, 6.1736) |
| Luminance | 0.1722 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.48
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.78
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.85
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.86
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.91
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB543B #3BA2BB
analogous
#BB3B62 #BB543B #BB943B
triadic
#BB543B #3BBB54 #543BBB
tetradic
#BB543B #62BB3B #3BA2BB #943BBB
square
#BB543B #62BB3B #3BA2BB #943BBB
split-complementary
#BB543B #3BBB94 #3B62BB
monochromatic
#5E2A1E #8C3F2C #BB543B #CE7965 #DDA293
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.73
#BB543B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.44
#BB543B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB543B
4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB543B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB543B | 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)
#6F6538
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897C39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3F4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb543b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 84, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.139 34.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68772',
500: '#bb543b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb543b; $custom-light: #d68772; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb543b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 84,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.719,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57146,
"c": 0.13906,
"h": 34.9
},
"luminance": 0.17221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB543B
secondary
#8ABCC8
accent
#C0DB4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B