#BB4E55#BB4E55

#BB4E55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.141 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4E55
RGB	rgb(187, 78, 85)
HSL	hsl(356, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(356, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 58.3%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.84, 44.57, 18.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.84, 48.20, 22.39°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% 0.1334 0.0456)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.141 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.8597, 16.6725, 10.5016)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4E55 #4EBBB4

analogous

#BB4E8C #BB4E55 #BB7E4E

triadic

#BB4E55 #55BB4E #4E55BB

tetradic

#BB4E55 #8CBB4E #4EBBB4 #7E4EBB

square

#BB4E55 #8CBB4E #4EBBB4 #7E4EBB

split-complementary

#BB4E55 #4EBB7E #4E8CBB

monochromatic

#67282C #93393E #BB4E55 #CC7A7F #DDA6AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#BB4E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#BB4E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4E55

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4E55	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837A52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC3C51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 78, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.141 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58484',
    500: '#bb4e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4e55;
$custom-light: #d58484;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.147,
    "s": 44.49,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56759,
    "c": 0.14094,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4E55

secondary

#9BCAC7

accent

#D4CC54

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBEFEF

border

#D4CACA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4E55

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

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