#BB5853#BB5853
#BB5853 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.129 H 24.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5853 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 88, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 56%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 55.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.70, 39.47, 22.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.70, 45.20, 29.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.15% 0.1171 0.0541) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.15% 0.129 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5466, 18.1717, 10.3441) |
| Luminance | 0.1817 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.95
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.02
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.24
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.61
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.00
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5853 #53B6BB
analogous
#BB5382 #BB5853 #BB8C53
triadic
#BB5853 #53BB58 #5853BB
tetradic
#BB5853 #82BB53 #53B6BB #8C53BB
square
#BB5853 #82BB53 #53B6BB #8C53BB
split-complementary
#BB5853 #53BB8C #5382BB
monochromatic
#6A2D2A #96403B #BB5853 #CC837F #DEADAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.53
#BB5853 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.63
#BB5853 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5853
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5853 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5853 | 1.00 | 4.53 | 4.63 | 4.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706952
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887E51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4857
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5853; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 88, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.129 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48a83',
500: '#bb5853',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5853; $custom-light: #d48a83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5853",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 88,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.885,
"s": 43.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5815,
"c": 0.12899,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.18169
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5853
secondary
#9EC9CB
accent
#CDD355
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150C0A
muted
#837D7C