#BB5455#BB5455

#BB5455 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.134 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5455
RGB	rgb(187, 84, 85)
HSL	hsl(359, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(359, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.96, 41.64, 19.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.96, 46.14, 25.49°)
OKLab	oklab(57.6% 0.1242 0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(57.6% 0.134 21.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.3056, 17.5643, 10.6502)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5455 #54BBBA

analogous

#BB5489 #BB5455 #BB8654

triadic

#BB5455 #55BB54 #5455BB

tetradic

#BB5455 #89BB54 #54BBBA #8654BB

square

#BB5455 #89BB54 #54BBBA #8654BB

split-complementary

#BB5455 #54BB86 #5489BB

monochromatic

#6A2A2B #963C3D #BB5455 #CC8081 #DEACAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#BB5455 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#BB5455 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5455

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5455	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5455	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6754

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867C53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4455

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5455;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 84, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.134 21.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48784',
    500: '#bb5455',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5455;
$custom-light: #d48784;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5455",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.417,
    "s": 43.096,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57602,
    "c": 0.13354,
    "h": 21.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5455

secondary

#9FCCCB

accent

#D3D255

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150B0B

muted

#837C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5455

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

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