#BB5553#BB5553

#BB5553 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.133 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5553
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 83)
HSL	hsl(1, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(1, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.12, 40.98, 21.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.12, 46.16, 27.41°)
OKLab	oklab(57.71% 0.1218 0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(57.71% 0.133 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.3054, 17.6893, 10.2637)
Luminance	0.1769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5553 #53B9BB

analogous

#BB5385 #BB5553 #BB8953

triadic

#BB5553 #53BB55 #5553BB

tetradic

#BB5553 #85BB53 #53B9BB #8953BB

square

#BB5553 #85BB53 #53B9BB #8953BB

split-complementary

#BB5553 #53BB89 #5385BB

monochromatic

#6A2B2A #963D3B #BB5553 #CC807F #DEACAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#BB5553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#BB5553 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5553

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5553	1.00	4.63	4.54	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6752

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4455

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.133 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48883',
    500: '#bb5553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5553;
$custom-light: #d48883;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.154,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57706,
    "c": 0.13256,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5553

secondary

#9ECBCB

accent

#D1D355

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0A

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5553

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

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