#BB6A56#BB6A56
#BB6A56 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.108 H 34.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6A56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 106, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 54%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 54%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.54, 30.26, 25.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.54, 39.44, 39.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.09% 0.089 0.0619) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.09% 0.108 34.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3291, 21.5475, 11.5221) |
| Luminance | 0.2155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.54
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.71
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.26
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.79
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.81
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6A56 #56A7BB
analogous
#BB5674 #BB6A56 #BB9C56
triadic
#BB6A56 #56BB6A #6A56BB
tetradic
#BB6A56 #74BB56 #56A7BB #9C56BB
square
#BB6A56 #74BB56 #56A7BB #9C56BB
split-complementary
#BB6A56 #56BB9C #5674BB
monochromatic
#6B382B #974F3D #BB6A56 #CD9082 #DEB7AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#BB6A56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#BB6A56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6A56
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6A56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6A56 | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7554
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928755
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB5D65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6a56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 106, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.108 34.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39686',
500: '#bb6a56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6a56; $custom-light: #d39686; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6a56",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 106,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.881,
"s": 42.616,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61093,
"c": 0.10841,
"h": 34.8
},
"luminance": 0.21545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6A56
secondary
#A1C3CC
accent
#BAD255
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837E7C