#BB5557#BB5557

#BB5557 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.132 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5557
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 87)
HSL	hsl(359, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(359, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 53.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.20, 41.32, 18.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.20, 45.47, 24.67°)
OKLab	oklab(57.79% 0.1234 0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(57.79% 0.132 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.4643, 17.7529, 11.1006)
Luminance	0.1775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5557 #55BBB9

analogous

#BB558A #BB5557 #BB8655

triadic

#BB5557 #57BB55 #5557BB

tetradic

#BB5557 #8ABB55 #55BBB9 #8655BB

square

#BB5557 #8ABB55 #55BBB9 #8655BB

split-complementary

#BB5557 #55BB86 #558ABB

monochromatic

#6B2B2C #973C3E #BB5557 #CC8182 #DEACAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#BB5557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BB5557 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5557

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5557	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)

#6D6856

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.132 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48886',
    500: '#bb5557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5557;
$custom-light: #d48886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.824,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5779,
    "c": 0.13212,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5557

secondary

#A0CCCB

accent

#D3D055

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5557

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

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