#BB6A50#BB6A50
#BB6A50 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.111 H 38.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6A50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 106, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 57%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 57.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.44, 29.75, 28.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.44, 41.27, 43.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.99% 0.0866 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.99% 0.111 38.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0975, 21.4548, 10.3020) |
| Luminance | 0.2145 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.13
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.23
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.24
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.27
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.29
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6A50 #50A1BB
analogous
#BB506C #BB6A50 #BB9F50
triadic
#BB6A50 #50BB6A #6A50BB
tetradic
#BB6A50 #6CBB50 #50A1BB #9F50BB
square
#BB6A50 #6CBB50 #50A1BB #9F50BB
split-complementary
#BB6A50 #50BB9F #506CBB
monochromatic
#683828 #94503A #BB6A50 #CC907C #DDB5A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#BB6A50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#BB6A50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6A50
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6A50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6A50 | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F754E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92864F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB5C64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6a50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 106, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.111 38.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49581',
500: '#bb6a50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6a50; $custom-light: #d49581; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6a50",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 106,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.579,
"s": 44.033,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60985,
"c": 0.11073,
"h": 38.5
},
"luminance": 0.21452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6A50
secondary
#9CBFCB
accent
#B5D454
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C