#BB6251#BB6251

#BB6251 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.118 H 32.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB6251
RGB	rgb(187, 98, 81)
HSL	hsl(10, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(10, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.6%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.72, 34.12, 25.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.72, 42.79, 37.12°)
OKLab	oklab(59.67% 0.1002 0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(59.67% 0.118 32)
XYZ	xyz(26.3484, 19.8971, 10.2359)
Luminance	0.1989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB6251 #51AABB

analogous

#BB5175 #BB6251 #BB9751

triadic

#BB6251 #51BB62 #6251BB

tetradic

#BB6251 #75BB51 #51AABB #9751BB

square

#BB6251 #75BB51 #51AABB #9751BB

split-complementary

#BB6251 #51BB97 #5175BB

monochromatic

#693329 #95493A #BB6251 #CC8A7D #DDB1A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#BB6251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.98

#BB6251 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB6251

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB6251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB6251	1.00	4.22	4.98	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#78704F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E834F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB535E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb6251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 98, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.118 32.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d49082',
    500: '#bb6251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb6251;
$custom-light: #d49082;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb6251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.623,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59672,
    "c": 0.11822,
    "h": 32
  },
  "luminance": 0.19894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB6251

secondary

#9DC4CB

accent

#BFD454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150D0A

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB6251

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

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