#BB6759#BB6759
#BB6759 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.111 H 30.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6759 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 103, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 52.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.94, 32.14, 22.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.94, 39.40, 35.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.65% 0.0952 0.0562) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.65% 0.111 30.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1488, 20.9893, 12.0708) |
| Luminance | 0.2099 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.44
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.53
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.62
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.79
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.35
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6759 #59ADBB
analogous
#BB597C #BB6759 #BB9859
triadic
#BB6759 #59BB67 #6759BB
tetradic
#BB6759 #7CBB59 #59ADBB #9859BB
square
#BB6759 #7CBB59 #59ADBB #9859BB
split-complementary
#BB6759 #59BB98 #597CBB
monochromatic
#6D362D #984B3E #BB6759 #CD8F84 #DFB7B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#BB6759 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#BB6759 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6759
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6759 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6759 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B7458
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8558
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB5A64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6759; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 103, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.111 30.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39488',
500: '#bb6759',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6759; $custom-light: #d39488; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6759",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 103,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.571,
"s": 41.88,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60647,
"c": 0.11055,
"h": 30.6
},
"luminance": 0.20987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6759
secondary
#A3C7CD
accent
#C0D256
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF1EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837E7C