#BB5547#BB5547

#BB5547 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.135 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5547
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 71)
HSL	hsl(7, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(7, 62%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 62%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.91, 40.07, 28.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.91, 48.91, 34.98°)
OKLab	oklab(57.48% 0.1171 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(57.48% 0.135 29.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.8815, 17.5198, 8.0314)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5547 #47ADBB

analogous

#BB4773 #BB5547 #BB8F47

triadic

#BB5547 #47BB55 #5547BB

tetradic

#BB5547 #73BB47 #47ADBB #8F47BB

square

#BB5547 #73BB47 #47ADBB #8F47BB

split-complementary

#BB5547 #47BB8F #4773BB

monochromatic

#632C25 #904035 #BB5547 #CC7E74 #DCA8A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#BB5547 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#BB5547 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5547

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5547	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5547	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6745

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887C45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5547;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.135 29.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5887a',
    500: '#bb5547',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5547;
$custom-light: #d5887a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5547",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.241,
    "s": 46.032,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5748,
    "c": 0.13482,
    "h": 29.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17517
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5547

secondary

#95C2C9

accent

#C6D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0ED

border

#D4CBC8

text

#150B09

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5547

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

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