#BB5A3A#BB5A3A
#BB5A3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.134 H 38.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5A3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 90, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.9%, 69%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.72, 36.72, 36.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.72, 51.68, 44.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.04% 0.1043 0.0836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.04% 0.134 38.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9157, 18.1856, 6.2003) |
| Luminance | 0.1818 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.67
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.84
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.13
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.39
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.56
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5A3A #3A9BBB
analogous
#BB3A5A #BB5A3A #BB9A3A
triadic
#BB5A3A #3ABB5A #5A3ABB
tetradic
#BB5A3A #5ABB3A #3A9BBB #9A3ABB
square
#BB5A3A #5ABB3A #3A9BBB #9A3ABB
split-complementary
#BB5A3A #3ABB9A #3A5ABB
monochromatic
#5E2D1D #8C442C #BB5A3A #CF7E63 #DDA592
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.53
#BB5A3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#BB5A3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5A3A
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5A3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5A3A | 1.00 | 4.53 | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746937
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4753
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5a3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 90, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.134 38.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68b71',
500: '#bb5a3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5a3a; $custom-light: #d68b71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5a3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 90,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.884,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58039,
"c": 0.13367,
"h": 38.7
},
"luminance": 0.18183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5A3A
secondary
#88B8C8
accent
#B8DC4C
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B