#BB553D#BB553D

#BB553D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.137 H 34.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB553D
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 61)
HSL	hsl(11, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(11, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 67.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.76, 39.44, 33.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.76, 51.80, 40.42°)
OKLab	oklab(57.32% 0.1133 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(57.32% 0.137 34.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.5866, 17.4018, 6.4781)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB553D #3DA3BB

analogous

#BB3D64 #BB553D #BB943D

triadic

#BB553D #3DBB55 #553DBB

tetradic

#BB553D #64BB3D #3DA3BB #943DBB

square

#BB553D #64BB3D #3DA3BB #943DBB

split-complementary

#BB553D #3DBB94 #3D64BB

monochromatic

#5F2B1F #8D402E #BB553D #CE7B68 #DDA396

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BB553D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BB553D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB553D

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB553D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB553D	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)

#70663A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C3B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4150

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb553d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.137 34.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68873',
    500: '#bb553d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb553d;
$custom-light: #d68873;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb553d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.429,
    "s": 50.806,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57322,
    "c": 0.13749,
    "h": 34.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB553D

secondary

#8CBDC8

accent

#BFDA4E

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB553D

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

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