#BB593C#BB593C
#BB593C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.134 H 37.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB593C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 89, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 67.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.54, 37.35, 35.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.54, 51.23, 43.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.91% 0.1066 0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.91% 0.134 37.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8838, 18.0388, 6.4455) |
| Luminance | 0.1804 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.21
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.29
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.29
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.82
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.10
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB593C #3C9EBB
analogous
#BB3C5E #BB593C #BB983C
triadic
#BB593C #3CBB59 #593CBB
tetradic
#BB593C #5EBB3C #3C9EBB #983CBB
square
#BB593C #5EBB3C #3C9EBB #983CBB
split-complementary
#BB593C #3CBB98 #3C5EBB
monochromatic
#5E2D1E #8D432D #BB593C #CE7E66 #DDA595
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.56
#BB593C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.61
#BB593C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB593C
4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB593C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB593C | 1.00 | 4.56 | 4.61 | 4.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736939
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4652
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb593c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 89, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.134 37.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58a72',
500: '#bb593c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb593c; $custom-light: #d58a72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb593c",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 89,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.701,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57912,
"c": 0.13392,
"h": 37.2
},
"luminance": 0.18036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB593C
secondary
#8BBAC8
accent
#BADB4D
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B