#BB553C#BB553C

#BB553C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.138 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB553C
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 60)
HSL	hsl(12, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(12, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 67.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.75, 39.38, 34.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.75, 52.11, 40.91°)
OKLab	oklab(57.31% 0.1129 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(57.31% 0.138 35)
XYZ	xyz(24.5599, 17.3911, 6.3376)
Luminance	0.1739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB553C #3CA2BB

analogous

#BB3C62 #BB553C #BB943C

triadic

#BB553C #3CBB55 #553CBB

tetradic

#BB553C #62BB3C #3CA2BB #943CBB

square

#BB553C #62BB3C #3CA2BB #943CBB

split-complementary

#BB553C #3CBB94 #3C62BB

monochromatic

#5E2B1E #8D402D #BB553C #CE7B66 #DDA395

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BB553C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BB553C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB553C

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB553C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB553C	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706639

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C3A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD414F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb553c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.138 35.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68872',
    500: '#bb553c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb553c;
$custom-light: #d68872;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb553c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.811,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57308,
    "c": 0.13779,
    "h": 35
  },
  "luminance": 0.17388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB553C

secondary

#8BBCC8

accent

#BFDB4D

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160B08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB553C

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

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