#BB5555#BB5555

#BB5555 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.132 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5555
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 85)
HSL	hsl(0, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(0, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.16, 41.15, 20.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.16, 45.80, 26.05°)
OKLab	oklab(57.75% 0.1226 0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(57.75% 0.132 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.3837, 17.7206, 10.6763)
Luminance	0.1772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5555 #55BBBB

analogous

#BB5588 #BB5555 #BB8855

triadic

#BB5555 #55BB55 #5555BB

tetradic

#BB5555 #88BB55 #55BBBB #8855BB

square

#BB5555 #88BB55 #55BBBB #8855BB

split-complementary

#BB5555 #55BB88 #5588BB

monochromatic

#6B2B2B #973C3C #BB5555 #CC8181 #DEACAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#BB5555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#BB5555 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5555

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5555	1.00	4.62	4.54	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6854

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.132 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48884',
    500: '#bb5555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5555;
$custom-light: #d48884;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57748,
    "c": 0.13233,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5555

secondary

#A0CCCC

accent

#D3D355

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5555

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

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