#BB5356#BB5356
#BB5356 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.135 H 20.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5356 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 83, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 56%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 54%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.79, 42.22, 19.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.79, 46.31, 24.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.48% 0.1261 0.0473) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.48% 0.135 20.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2685, 17.4262, 10.8352) |
| Luminance | 0.1742 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.77
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.80
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.84
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.18
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5356 #53BBB8
analogous
#BB538A #BB5356 #BB8453
triadic
#BB5356 #56BB53 #5356BB
tetradic
#BB5356 #8ABB53 #53BBB8 #8453BB
square
#BB5356 #8ABB53 #53BBB8 #8453BB
split-complementary
#BB5356 #53BB84 #538ABB
monochromatic
#6A2A2C #963B3E #BB5356 #CC7F81 #DEABAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#BB5356 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.48
#BB5356 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB5356
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5356 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5356 | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.48 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6655
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857C54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4255
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5356; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 83, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.135 20.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48785',
500: '#bb5356',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5356; $custom-light: #d48785; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5356",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 83,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.269,
"s": 43.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5748,
"c": 0.13469,
"h": 20.5
},
"luminance": 0.17423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5356
secondary
#9ECBCA
accent
#D3CF55
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150B0B
muted
#837C7C