#BB5639#BB5639

#BB5639 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.138 H 36.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5639
RGB	rgb(187, 86, 57)
HSL	hsl(13, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(13, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 69.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.91, 38.70, 35.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.91, 52.84, 42.91°)
OKLab	oklab(57.42% 0.1103 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(57.42% 0.138 36.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.5621, 17.5189, 5.9581)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5639 #399EBB

analogous

#BB395D #BB5639 #BB9739

triadic

#BB5639 #39BB56 #5639BB

tetradic

#BB5639 #5DBB39 #399EBB #9739BB

square

#BB5639 #5DBB39 #399EBB #9739BB

split-complementary

#BB5639 #39BB97 #395DBB

monochromatic

#5D2B1C #8C402B #BB5639 #CF7A62 #DDA291

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BB5639 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BB5639 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5639

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5639	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5639	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716636

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD424F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5639;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 86, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.138 36.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d68870',
    500: '#bb5639',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5639;
$custom-light: #d68870;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5639",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.385,
    "s": 53.279,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57416,
    "c": 0.13774,
    "h": 36.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5639

secondary

#87BAC8

accent

#BCDD4B

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160C07

muted

#847D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5639

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →