#BB5A3B#BB5A3B

#BB5A3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.133 H 38.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5A3B
RGB	rgb(187, 90, 59)
HSL	hsl(15, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(15, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.9%, 68.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.73, 36.78, 35.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.73, 51.35, 44.25°)
OKLab	oklab(58.05% 0.1047 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(58.05% 0.133 38.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.9414, 18.1959, 6.3356)
Luminance	0.1819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5A3B #3B9CBB

analogous

#BB3B5C #BB5A3B #BB9A3B

triadic

#BB5A3B #3BBB5A #5A3BBB

tetradic

#BB5A3B #5CBB3B #3B9CBB #9A3BBB

square

#BB5A3B #5CBB3B #3B9CBB #9A3BBB

split-complementary

#BB5A3B #3BBB9A #3B5CBB

monochromatic

#5E2D1E #8C442C #BB5A3B #CE7E65 #DDA593

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#BB5A3B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#BB5A3B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB5A3B

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5A3B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB5A3B	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)

#746938

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7E39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD4753

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5a3b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 90, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.133 38.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58b72',
    500: '#bb5a3b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5a3b;
$custom-light: #d58b72;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5a3b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.531,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58052,
    "c": 0.13332,
    "h": 38.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5A3B

secondary

#8AB9C8

accent

#B9DB4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBF0EC

border

#D4CBC7

text

#150C08

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5A3B

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

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