#BB5A3C#BB5A3C
#BB5A3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.133 H 37.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5A3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 90, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.9%, 67.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.75, 36.84, 35.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.75, 51.02, 43.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.07% 0.105 0.0816) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.07% 0.133 37.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9676, 18.2064, 6.4735) |
| Luminance | 0.1820 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.95
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.99
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.99
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.52
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.74
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5A3C #3C9DBB
analogous
#BB3C5D #BB5A3C #BB993C
triadic
#BB5A3C #3CBB5A #5A3CBB
tetradic
#BB5A3C #5DBB3C #3C9DBB #993CBB
square
#BB5A3C #5DBB3C #3C9DBB #993CBB
split-complementary
#BB5A3C #3CBB99 #3C5DBB
monochromatic
#5E2D1E #8D442D #BB5A3C #CE7F66 #DDA695
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.53
#BB5A3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#BB5A3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5A3C
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5A3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5A3C | 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)
#746939
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4753
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5a3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 90, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.133 37.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58b73',
500: '#bb5a3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5a3c; $custom-light: #d58b73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5a3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 90,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.173,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58066,
"c": 0.13298,
"h": 37.8
},
"luminance": 0.18203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5A3C
secondary
#8BBAC8
accent
#B9DB4D
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B