#BB5B3D#BB5B3D
#BB5B3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.132 H 38.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5B3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 91, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 67.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.96, 36.38, 35.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.96, 50.48, 43.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.24% 0.1038 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.24% 0.132 38) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0792, 18.3869, 6.6423) |
| Luminance | 0.1838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.72
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.78
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.79
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.31
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.47
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5B3D #3D9DBB
analogous
#BB3D5E #BB5B3D #BB9A3D
triadic
#BB5B3D #3DBB5B #5B3DBB
tetradic
#BB5B3D #5EBB3D #3D9DBB #9A3DBB
square
#BB5B3D #5EBB3D #3D9DBB #9A3DBB
split-complementary
#BB5B3D #3DBB9A #3D5EBB
monochromatic
#5F2E1F #8D452E #BB5B3D #CE8068 #DDA796
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#BB5B3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#BB5B3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5B3D
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5B3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5B3D | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746A3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7F3B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4854
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5b3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 91, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.132 38.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58b73',
500: '#bb5b3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5b3d; $custom-light: #d58b73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5b3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 91,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.286,
"s": 50.806,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58235,
"c": 0.13171,
"h": 38
},
"luminance": 0.18384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5B3D
secondary
#8CBAC8
accent
#B9DA4E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B