#BB5355#BB5355

#BB5355 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.135 H 21.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5355
RGB	rgb(187, 83, 85)
HSL	hsl(359, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(359, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, 42.14, 19.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 46.48, 24.95°)
OKLab	oklab(57.46% 0.1257 0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(57.46% 0.135 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.2285, 17.4102, 10.6245)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5355 #53BBB9

analogous

#BB5389 #BB5355 #BB8553

triadic

#BB5355 #55BB53 #5355BB

tetradic

#BB5355 #89BB53 #53BBB9 #8553BB

square

#BB5355 #89BB53 #53BBB9 #8553BB

split-complementary

#BB5355 #53BB85 #5389BB

monochromatic

#6A2A2B #963B3D #BB5355 #CC7F80 #DEABAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#BB5355 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#BB5355 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5355

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5355	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5355	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6654

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857C53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4255

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5355;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 83, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.135 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48784',
    500: '#bb5355',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5355;
$custom-light: #d48784;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5355",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.846,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57458,
    "c": 0.13477,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5355

secondary

#9ECBCB

accent

#D3D155

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5355

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

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