#BB6451#BB6451
#BB6451 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.116 H 33.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6451 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 100, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 57%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.5%, 56.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.15, 33.06, 26.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.15, 42.29, 38.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60% 0.0969 0.064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.116 33.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5379, 20.2760, 10.2991) |
| Luminance | 0.2027 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.39
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.98
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.16
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.03
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.08
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6451 #51A8BB
analogous
#BB5173 #BB6451 #BB9951
triadic
#BB6451 #51BB64 #6451BB
tetradic
#BB6451 #73BB51 #51A8BB #9951BB
square
#BB6451 #73BB51 #51A8BB #9951BB
split-complementary
#BB6451 #51BB99 #5173BB
monochromatic
#693429 #954A3A #BB6451 #CC8B7D #DDB2A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#BB6451 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#BB6451 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6451
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6451 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6451 | 1.00 | 4.15 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A714F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8350
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB555F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6451; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 100, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.116 33.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49182',
500: '#bb6451',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6451; $custom-light: #d49182; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6451",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 100,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.755,
"s": 43.802,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59998,
"c": 0.11614,
"h": 33.4
},
"luminance": 0.20273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6451
secondary
#9DC3CB
accent
#BDD454
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF1EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C