#BB6253#BB6253

#BB6253 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.118 H 30.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#BB6253
RGBrgb(187, 98, 83)
HSLhsl(9, 43%, 53%)
HSVhsv(9, 56%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 47.6%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(51.76, 34.28, 24.71)
CIE-LCHlch(51.76, 42.26, 35.78°)
OKLaboklab(59.71% 0.101 0.0603)
OKLCHoklch(59.71% 0.118 30.8)
XYZxyz(26.4245, 19.9275, 10.6367)
Luminance0.1993 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#BB6253 #53ACBB
analogous
#BB5378 #BB6253 #BB9653
triadic
#BB6253 #53BB62 #6253BB
tetradic
#BB6253 #78BB53 #53ACBB #9653BB
square
#BB6253 #78BB53 #53ACBB #9653BB
split-complementary
#BB6253 #53BB96 #5378BB
monochromatic
#6A332A #96483B #BB6253 #CC8A7F #DEB2AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.21
#BB6253 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99
#BB6253 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB6253
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##BB6253#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##BB62531.004.214.994.99
#FFFFFF4.211.0021.0021.00
#0000004.9921.001.001.00
##0000004.9921.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#787051
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8351
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB535E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #bb6253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 98, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.118 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d49083',
    500: '#bb6253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #bb6253;
$custom-light: #d49083;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#bb6253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.654,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5971,
    "c": 0.11764,
    "h": 30.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.19925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#BB6253
secondary
#9EC5CB
accent
#C1D355
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150D0A
muted
#837D7C

Preview Lab

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#BB6253 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva