#BB5649#BB5649

#BB5649 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.133 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5649
RGB	rgb(187, 86, 73)
HSL	hsl(7, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(7, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.14, 39.71, 27.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.14, 48.11, 34.37°)
OKLab	oklab(57.66% 0.1163 0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(57.66% 0.133 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0261, 17.7044, 8.4014)
Luminance	0.1770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5649 #49AEBB

analogous

#BB4975 #BB5649 #BB8F49

triadic

#BB5649 #49BB56 #5649BB

tetradic

#BB5649 #75BB49 #49AEBB #8F49BB

square

#BB5649 #75BB49 #49AEBB #8F49BB

split-complementary

#BB5649 #49BB8F #4975BB

monochromatic

#642D25 #914036 #BB5649 #CC7F76 #DCA9A2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#BB5649 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#BB5649 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5649

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5649	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5649	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6747

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D47

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4453

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5649;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 86, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.133 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5887c',
    500: '#bb5649',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5649;
$custom-light: #d5887c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5649",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.842,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57663,
    "c": 0.13326,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5649

secondary

#97C3C9

accent

#C6D553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5649

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

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