#BB5550#BB5550

#BB5550 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.133 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5550
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 80)
HSL	hsl(3, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(3, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 57.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.06, 40.74, 22.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.06, 46.76, 29.40°)
OKLab	oklab(57.65% 0.1206 0.0561)
OKLCH	oklch(57.65% 0.133 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.1921, 17.6440, 9.6668)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5550 #50B6BB

analogous

#BB5080 #BB5550 #BB8B50

triadic

#BB5550 #50BB55 #5550BB

tetradic

#BB5550 #80BB50 #50B6BB #8B50BB

square

#BB5550 #80BB50 #50B6BB #8B50BB

split-complementary

#BB5550 #50BB8B #5080BB

monochromatic

#682B28 #943E3A #BB5550 #CC807C #DDABA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#BB5550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#BB5550 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5550

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5550	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E674F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4454

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.133 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d58881',
    500: '#bb5550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5550;
$custom-light: #d58881;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.804,
    "s": 44.033,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57646,
    "c": 0.13301,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5550

secondary

#9CC9CB

accent

#CED454

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FBF0EE

border

#D4CBC9

text

#150C0A

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5550

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

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