#BB5548#BB5548

#BB5548 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.135 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5548
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 72)
HSL	hsl(7, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(7, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 61.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.92, 40.14, 27.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.92, 48.65, 34.39°)
OKLab	oklab(57.5% 0.1174 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(57.5% 0.135 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.9139, 17.5327, 8.2018)
Luminance	0.1753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5548 #48AEBB

analogous

#BB4874 #BB5548 #BB8F48

triadic

#BB5548 #48BB55 #5548BB

tetradic

#BB5548 #74BB48 #48AEBB #8F48BB

square

#BB5548 #74BB48 #48AEBB #8F48BB

split-complementary

#BB5548 #48BB8F #4874BB

monochromatic

#642C25 #904036 #BB5548 #CC7E75 #DCA8A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BB5548 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#BB5548 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5548

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5548	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5548	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6746

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5548;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.135 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5887b',
    500: '#bb5548',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5548;
$custom-light: #d5887b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5548",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.783,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57498,
    "c": 0.13458,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5548

secondary

#96C3C9

accent

#C7D552

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5548

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →