#BB5740#BB5740

#BB5740 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.135 H 34.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5740
RGB	rgb(187, 87, 64)
HSL	hsl(11, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(11, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 65.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.20, 38.61, 32.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.20, 50.41, 40.01°)
OKLab	oklab(57.67% 0.1112 0.0758)
OKLCH	oklch(57.67% 0.135 34.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.8294, 17.7544, 6.9689)
Luminance	0.1775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5740 #40A4BB

analogous

#BB4066 #BB5740 #BB9540

triadic

#BB5740 #40BB57 #5740BB

tetradic

#BB5740 #66BB40 #40A4BB #9540BB

square

#BB5740 #66BB40 #40A4BB #9540BB

split-complementary

#BB5740 #40BB95 #4066BB

monochromatic

#602D21 #8D4230 #BB5740 #CD7E6C #DCA699

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#BB5740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BB5740 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5740

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5740	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71673E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4452

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 87, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.135 34.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58975',
    500: '#bb5740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5740;
$custom-light: #d58975;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 11.22,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57666,
    "c": 0.13462,
    "h": 34.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5740

secondary

#8FBDC8

accent

#BFD94F

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150C08

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5740

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

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