#BB6D56#BB6D56
#BB6D56 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.106 H 37.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6D56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 109, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 54%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.7%, 54%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.21, 28.63, 26.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.21, 38.79, 42.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.61% 0.084 0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.61% 0.106 37.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6437, 22.1766, 11.6270) |
| Luminance | 0.2217 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.84
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.45
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.15
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.83
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.14
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6D56 #56A4BB
analogous
#BB5671 #BB6D56 #BB9F56
triadic
#BB6D56 #56BB6D #6D56BB
tetradic
#BB6D56 #71BB56 #56A4BB #9F56BB
square
#BB6D56 #71BB56 #56A4BB #9F56BB
split-complementary
#BB6D56 #56BB9F #5671BB
monochromatic
#6B3A2B #97513D #BB6D56 #CD9382 #DEB8AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#BB6D56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.43
#BB6D56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6D56
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6D56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6D56 | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807854
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938855
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB6067
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6d56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 109, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.106 37.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39886',
500: '#bb6d56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6d56; $custom-light: #d39886; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6d56",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 109,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.663,
"s": 42.616,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61607,
"c": 0.10556,
"h": 37.2
},
"luminance": 0.22174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6D56
secondary
#A1C2CC
accent
#B6D255
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837E7C