#BB5546#BB5546

#BB5546 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.135 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5546
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 70)
HSL	hsl(8, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(8, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 62.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.89, 40.01, 28.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.89, 49.17, 35.56°)
OKLab	oklab(57.46% 0.1167 0.0681)
OKLCH	oklch(57.46% 0.135 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.8497, 17.5070, 7.8638)
Luminance	0.1750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5546 #46ACBB

analogous

#BB4672 #BB5546 #BB8F46

triadic

#BB5546 #46BB55 #5546BB

tetradic

#BB5546 #72BB46 #46ACBB #8F46BB

square

#BB5546 #72BB46 #46ACBB #8F46BB

split-complementary

#BB5546 #46BB8F #4672BB

monochromatic

#622C24 #8F4035 #BB5546 #CB7E73 #DCA7A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#BB5546 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BB5546 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5546

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5546	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5546	1.00	4.67	4.50	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6744

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5546;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.135 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58879',
    500: '#bb5546',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5546;
$custom-light: #d58879;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5546",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.692,
    "s": 46.245,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57463,
    "c": 0.13506,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5546

secondary

#94C2C8

accent

#C5D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5546

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

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