#BB4555#BB4555

#BB4555 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.152 H 15.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4555
RGB	rgb(187, 69, 85)
HSL	hsl(352, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(352, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.1%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 48.71, 16.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 51.35, 18.45°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.1465 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.152 15.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.2634, 15.4800, 10.3028)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4555 #45BBAB

analogous

#BB4590 #BB4555 #BB7045

triadic

#BB4555 #55BB45 #4555BB

tetradic

#BB4555 #90BB45 #45BBAB #7045BB

square

#BB4555 #90BB45 #45BBAB #7045BB

split-complementary

#BB4555 #45BB70 #4590BB

monochromatic

#62242C #8F3440 #BB4555 #CB727E #DC9FA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#BB4555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#BB4555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4555

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4555	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615E55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7752

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC304B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 69, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.152 15.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57e84',
    500: '#bb4555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4555;
$custom-light: #d57e84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.864,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55588,
    "c": 0.15198,
    "h": 15.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4555

secondary

#94C8C1

accent

#D6C452

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150A0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4555

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

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