#BB6857#BB6857
#BB6857 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.110 H 32.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6857 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 104, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 53%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 53.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.12, 31.42, 24.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.12, 39.65, 37.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.78% 0.0927 0.0593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.78% 0.11 32.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1660, 21.1563, 11.6679) |
| Luminance | 0.2115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.57
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.12
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.16
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.41
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.65
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6857 #57AABB
analogous
#BB5778 #BB6857 #BB9A57
triadic
#BB6857 #57BB68 #6857BB
tetradic
#BB6857 #78BB57 #57AABB #9A57BB
square
#BB6857 #78BB57 #57AABB #9A57BB
split-complementary
#BB6857 #57BB9A #5778BB
monochromatic
#6C372C #974D3D #BB6857 #CD8F83 #DEB6AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#BB6857 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#BB6857 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6857
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6857 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6857 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7455
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908656
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB5B64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6857; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 104, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.110 32.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39486',
500: '#bb6857',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6857; $custom-light: #d39486; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6857",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 104,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.2,
"s": 42.373,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60775,
"c": 0.11009,
"h": 32.6
},
"luminance": 0.21154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6857
secondary
#A2C5CC
accent
#BDD256
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF1EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837E7C