#BB6557#BB6557

#BB6557 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.113 H 30.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB6557
RGB	rgb(187, 101, 87)
HSL	hsl(8, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(8, 53%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46%, 53.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.47, 33.03, 23.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.47, 40.44, 35.22°)
OKLab	oklab(60.28% 0.0977 0.0573)
OKLCH	oklch(60.28% 0.113 30.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.8694, 20.5630, 11.5690)
Luminance	0.2056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB6557 #57ADBB

analogous

#BB577B #BB6557 #BB9757

triadic

#BB6557 #57BB65 #6557BB

tetradic

#BB6557 #7BBB57 #57ADBB #9757BB

square

#BB6557 #7BBB57 #57ADBB #9757BB

split-complementary

#BB6557 #57BB97 #577BBB

monochromatic

#6C352C #974A3D #BB6557 #CD8D83 #DEB5AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#BB6557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#BB6557 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB6557

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB6557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB6557	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A7256

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F8456

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB5762

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb6557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 101, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.113 30.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d39286',
    500: '#bb6557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb6557;
$custom-light: #d39286;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb6557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.4,
    "s": 42.373,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60277,
    "c": 0.11327,
    "h": 30.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB6557

secondary

#A2C6CC

accent

#C1D256

background

#FDF9F8

surface

#FBF1EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150D0B

muted

#837E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB6557

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

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