#BB5534#BB5534

#BB5534 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.140 H 38.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5534
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 52)
HSL	hsl(15, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(15, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 72.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.65, 38.95, 38.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.65, 54.70, 44.60°)
OKLab	oklab(57.2% 0.1101 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(57.2% 0.14 38.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.3642, 17.3128, 5.3069)
Luminance	0.1731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5534 #349ABB

analogous

#BB3456 #BB5534 #BB9934

triadic

#BB5534 #34BB55 #5534BB

tetradic

#BB5534 #56BB34 #349ABB #9934BB

square

#BB5534 #56BB34 #349ABB #9934BB

split-complementary

#BB5534 #34BB99 #3456BB

monochromatic

#5B2919 #8B3F27 #BB5534 #D1785B #DF9F8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#BB5534 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#BB5534 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5534

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5534	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5534	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716630

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7C31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD404E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5534;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.140 38.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d6876d',
    500: '#bb5534',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5534;
$custom-light: #d6876d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5534",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.667,
    "s": 56.485,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57203,
    "c": 0.14024,
    "h": 38.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5534

secondary

#82B8C9

accent

#BBE048

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EB

border

#D5CBC6

text

#160B07

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5534

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

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