#BB5556#BB5556
#BB5556 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.132 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5556 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 85, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 55%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 54%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.18, 41.23, 19.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.18, 45.63, 25.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.77% 0.123 0.0485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.77% 0.132 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4237, 17.7366, 10.8870) |
| Luminance | 0.1773 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.29
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.22
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.44
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.80
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.86
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5556 #55BBBA
analogous
#BB5589 #BB5556 #BB8755
triadic
#BB5556 #56BB55 #5556BB
tetradic
#BB5556 #89BB55 #55BBBA #8755BB
square
#BB5556 #89BB55 #55BBBA #8755BB
split-complementary
#BB5556 #55BB87 #5589BB
monochromatic
#6B2B2B #973C3D #BB5556 #CC8181 #DEACAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#BB5556 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.55
#BB5556 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB5556
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5556 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5556 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6855
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867D54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB4556
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5556; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.132 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48885',
500: '#bb5556',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5556; $custom-light: #d48885; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5556",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 85,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.412,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57769,
"c": 0.13222,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.17734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5556
secondary
#A0CCCB
accent
#D3D155
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150C0B
muted
#837D7C