#B05556#B05556

#B05556 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.119 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B05556
RGB	rgb(176, 85, 86)
HSL	hsl(359, 37%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 52%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 51.1%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.50, 37.13, 17.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.50, 40.84, 24.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1112 0.0426)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.119 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.8344, 16.4015, 10.7656)
Luminance	0.1640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B05556 #55B0AF

analogous

#B05583 #B05556 #B08155

triadic

#B05556 #56B055 #5556B0

tetradic

#B05556 #83B055 #55B0AF #8155B0

square

#B05556 #83B055 #55B0AF #8155B0

split-complementary

#B05556 #55B081 #5583B0

monochromatic

#5F2C2D #883F40 #B05556 #C37F80 #D7A9A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#B05556 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#B05556 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B05556

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B05556	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B05556	1.00	4.91	4.28	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF4856

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b05556;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 85, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.119 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8785',
    500: '#b05556',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b05556;
$custom-light: #cc8785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b05556",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.341,
    "s": 36.546,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56163,
    "c": 0.11905,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B05556

secondary

#9CC5C4

accent

#CDCB5B

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAF0EF

border

#D3CBCA

text

#140B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B05556

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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