HEX atlas value

#BB6F58

#BB6F58 is a warm red HEX color close to Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 111, 88, HSL 14, 42%, 54%, has luminance 0.2264, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#BB6F58 Sample readable text

HEX #BB6F58

RGB rgb(187, 111, 88)

HSL hsl(14 42% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 41, 53, 27)

Luminance 0.2264

Contrast Black 5.53:1White 3.8:1

CSS

--color-bb6f58: #BB6F58;
.background-bb6f58 { background-color: #BB6F58; }
.text-bb6f58 { color: #BB6F58; }

Luminance0.2264

Black text5.53:1AA Pass

White text3.8:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BB6F58","rgb":[187,111,88],"hsl":[14,42,54],"cmyk":[0,41,53,27],"luminance":0.2264,"contrast":{"black":5.53,"white":3.8}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.53,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.8,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D6A89A","hex":"#D6A89A","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.93,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BBA158","hex":"#BBA158","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.35,"contrastWhite":2.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#58A4BB","hex":"#58A4BB","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.44,"contrastWhite":2.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#824735","hex":"#824735","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.9,"contrastWhite":7.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#A17D72","hex":"#A17D72","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.69,"contrastWhite":3.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bb6f58.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#58A4BB","analogous":["#BB5873","#BBA158"],"triadic":["#58BB6F","#6F58BB"],"tetradic":["#73BB58","#58A4BB","#A158BB"],"splitComplementary":["#58BBA1","#5873BB"],"monochromatic":["#D6A89A","#BB6F58","#824735"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6A89A","dark":"#824735","saturated":"#D5623F","desaturated":"#A17D72","pastel":"#D8C2BB","neon":"#FF6A3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":10.677078252031311},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":13.490737563232042},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":16.30950643030009},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":16.401219466856727},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":21.863211109075447}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BB6F58

#BB6F58 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #BB6F58 is visually closest to Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B66A50.

The RGB channels are 187, 111, and 88, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 14deg with 42% saturation and 54% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.2264, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.68, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.53:1AA Pass

White text3.8:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BB6F58 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.53:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.8:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D6A89A#000000 text · best 9.93:1#D6A89A

#BBA158#000000 text · best 8.35:1#BBA158

#58A4BB#000000 text · best 7.44:1#58A4BB

#824735#FFFFFF text · best 7.24:1#824735

#A17D72#000000 text · best 5.69:1#A17D72

Generated Palette

#BB6F58#BB6F58

#58A4BB#58A4BB

#BB5873#BB5873

#BBA158#BBA158

#D6A89A#D6A89A

#824735#824735

Color Harmonies

#58A4BB#58A4BB

#BB5873#BB5873

#BBA158#BBA158

#58BB6F#58BB6F

#6F58BB#6F58BB

Variants

#D6A89A#D6A89A

#824735#824735

#D5623F#D5623F

#A17D72#A17D72

#D8C2BB#D8C2BB

#FF6A3D#FF6A3D

Nearest Named Colors

Clay#B66A50

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Caramel#AF6E4D

Adobe#BD6C48

Oak#A8754F

#BB6F58

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BB6F58

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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