#BB554B#BB554B

#BB554B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.134 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB554B
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 75)
HSL	hsl(5, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(5, 60%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 59.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 40.36, 25.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 47.89, 32.57°)
OKLab	oklab(57.55% 0.1186 0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(57.55% 0.134 27.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.0142, 17.5728, 8.7299)
Luminance	0.1757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB554B #4BB1BB

analogous

#BB4B79 #BB554B #BB8D4B

triadic

#BB554B #4BBB55 #554BBB

tetradic

#BB554B #79BB4B #4BB1BB #8D4BBB

square

#BB554B #79BB4B #4BB1BB #8D4BBB

split-complementary

#BB554B #4BBB8D #4B79BB

monochromatic

#652C26 #923F37 #BB554B #CC7F77 #DDA9A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#BB554B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#BB554B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB554B

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB554B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB554B	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)

#6E674A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb554b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.134 27.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5887d',
    500: '#bb554b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb554b;
$custom-light: #d5887d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb554b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.357,
    "s": 45.161,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57551,
    "c": 0.13393,
    "h": 27.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB554B

secondary

#98C5CA

accent

#C9D553

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150C09

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB554B

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

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