#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
RGBrgb(187, 83, 86)
HSLhsl(358, 43%, 53%)
HSVhsv(358, 56%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 55.6%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(48.79, 42.22, 19.03)
CIE-LCHlch(48.79, 46.31, 24.26°)
OKLaboklab(57.48% 0.1261 0.0473)
OKLCHoklch(57.48% 0.135 20.5)
XYZxyz(25.2685, 17.4262, 10.8352)
Luminance0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

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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
##BB53561.004.684.484.68
#FFFFFF4.681.0021.001.00
#0000004.4821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.681.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#BB5356 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva