#BB5255#BB5255

#BB5255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.136 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5255
RGB	rgb(187, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(358, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.58, 42.63, 19.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.58, 46.82, 24.41°)
OKLab	oklab(57.32% 0.1273 0.048)
OKLCH	oklch(57.32% 0.136 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.1525, 17.2583, 10.5992)
Luminance	0.1726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5255 #52BBB8

analogous

#BB5289 #BB5255 #BB8452

triadic

#BB5255 #55BB52 #5255BB

tetradic

#BB5255 #89BB52 #52BBB8 #8452BB

square

#BB5255 #89BB52 #52BBB8 #8452BB

split-complementary

#BB5255 #52BB84 #5289BB

monochromatic

#69292B #953B3D #BB5255 #CC7E80 #DEAAAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#BB5255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#BB5255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5255

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5255	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6654

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4154

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.136 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48684',
    500: '#bb5255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5255;
$custom-light: #d48684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.286,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57316,
    "c": 0.136,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5255

secondary

#9ECBCA

accent

#D3D054

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5255

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

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