#BB6256#BB6256

#BB6256 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.117 H 29.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB6256
RGB	rgb(187, 98, 86)
HSL	hsl(7, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(7, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.6%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.81, 34.54, 23.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.81, 41.52, 33.70°)
OKLab	oklab(59.77% 0.1022 0.0566)
OKLCH	oklch(59.77% 0.117 29)
XYZ	xyz(26.5428, 19.9749, 11.2600)
Luminance	0.1997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB6256 #56AFBB

analogous

#BB567C #BB6256 #BB9456

triadic

#BB6256 #56BB62 #6256BB

tetradic

#BB6256 #7CBB56 #56AFBB #9456BB

square

#BB6256 #7CBB56 #56AFBB #9456BB

split-complementary

#BB6256 #56BB94 #567CBB

monochromatic

#6B332B #97473D #BB6256 #CD8B82 #DEB3AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#BB6256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.99

#BB6256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB6256

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB6256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB6256	1.00	4.20	4.99	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777055

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8354

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB545F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb6256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 98, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.117 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d49085',
    500: '#bb6256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb6256;
$custom-light: #d49085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb6256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.129,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59768,
    "c": 0.11684,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.19972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB6256

secondary

#A1C7CC

accent

#C4D255

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150D0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB6256

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

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