#BB6553#BB6553
#BB6553 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.114 H 32.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6553 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 101, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 56%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46%, 55.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.40, 32.69, 25.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.40, 41.48, 38.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.2% 0.0961 0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.2% 0.114 32.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7105, 20.4995, 10.7321) |
| Luminance | 0.2050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.52
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.86
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.87
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.30
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.31
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6553 #53A9BB
analogous
#BB5375 #BB6553 #BB9953
triadic
#BB6553 #53BB65 #6553BB
tetradic
#BB6553 #75BB53 #53A9BB #9953BB
square
#BB6553 #75BB53 #53A9BB #9953BB
split-complementary
#BB6553 #53BB99 #5375BB
monochromatic
#6A352A #964B3B #BB6553 #CC8C7F #DEB4AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#BB6553 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#BB6553 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6553
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6553 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6553 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7251
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8452
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB5761
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6553; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 101, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.114 32.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49283',
500: '#bb6553',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6553; $custom-light: #d49283; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6553",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 101,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.385,
"s": 43.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.602,
"c": 0.11447,
"h": 32.9
},
"luminance": 0.20497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6553
secondary
#9EC4CB
accent
#BDD355
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF1EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C