#BB5E41#BB5E41
#BB5E41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.128 H 38.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5E41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 94, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 48%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 65.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.63, 35.06, 33.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.63, 48.54, 43.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.76% 0.1005 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.76% 0.128 38) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4526, 18.9548, 7.3183) |
| Luminance | 0.1895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.86
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.35
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.52
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.81
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.82
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5E41 #419EBB
analogous
#BB4161 #BB5E41 #BB9B41
triadic
#BB5E41 #41BB5E #5E41BB
tetradic
#BB5E41 #61BB41 #419EBB #9B41BB
square
#BB5E41 #61BB41 #419EBB #9B41BB
split-complementary
#BB5E41 #41BB9B #4161BB
monochromatic
#603021 #8E4731 #BB5E41 #CC846D #DCAA9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.38
#BB5E41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.79
#BB5E41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5E41
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5E41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5E41 | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766C3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4C57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5e41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 94, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.128 38.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58d76',
500: '#bb5e41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5e41; $custom-light: #d58d76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5e41",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 94,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.262,
"s": 48.413,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58764,
"c": 0.12751,
"h": 38
},
"luminance": 0.18952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5E41
secondary
#90BBC8
accent
#B8D850
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B