#BB5545#BB5545

#BB5545 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.135 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5545
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 69)
HSL	hsl(8, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(8, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 63.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.88, 39.94, 29.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.88, 49.45, 36.13°)
OKLab	oklab(57.45% 0.1163 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(57.45% 0.135 30.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.8184, 17.4945, 7.6989)
Luminance	0.1749 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5545 #45ABBB

analogous

#BB4570 #BB5545 #BB9045

triadic

#BB5545 #45BB55 #5545BB

tetradic

#BB5545 #70BB45 #45ABBB #9045BB

square

#BB5545 #70BB45 #45ABBB #9045BB

split-complementary

#BB5545 #45BB90 #4570BB

monochromatic

#622C24 #8F4034 #BB5545 #CB7E72 #DCA79F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#BB5545 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BB5545 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5545

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5545	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5545	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6643

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4251

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5545;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.135 30.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58879',
    500: '#bb5545',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5545;
$custom-light: #d58879;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5545",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.136,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57447,
    "c": 0.1353,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5545

secondary

#94C1C8

accent

#C4D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5545

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

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