#BB3555#BB3555

#BB3555 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.170 H 11.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB3555
RGB	rgb(187, 53, 85)
HSL	hsl(346, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(346, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 55.22, 12.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 56.72, 13.24°)
OKLab	oklab(53.81% 0.1672 0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(53.81% 0.17 11.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.4085, 13.7701, 10.0178)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB3555 #35BB9B

analogous

#BB3598 #BB3555 #BB5835

triadic

#BB3555 #55BB35 #3555BB

tetradic

#BB3555 #98BB35 #35BB9B #5835BB

square

#BB3555 #98BB35 #35BB9B #5835BB

split-complementary

#BB3555 #35BB58 #3598BB

monochromatic

#5C1A2A #8B273F #BB3555 #D15C78 #DE8CA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#BB3555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#BB3555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB3555

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB3555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB3555	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575655

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#797252

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC1542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb3555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 53, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.170 11.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67684',
    500: '#bb3555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb3555;
$custom-light: #d67684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb3555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.672,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53812,
    "c": 0.17038,
    "h": 11.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB3555

secondary

#83C9B8

accent

#DFBB49

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FBEEEF

border

#D4C9CA

text

#15090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB3555

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

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