#BB5558#BB5558

#BB5558 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.132 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5558
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 88)
HSL	hsl(358, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(358, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 52.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.22, 41.40, 18.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.22, 45.31, 23.97°)
OKLab	oklab(57.81% 0.1238 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(57.81% 0.132 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.5054, 17.7693, 11.3173)
Luminance	0.1777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5558 #55BBB8

analogous

#BB558B #BB5558 #BB8555

triadic

#BB5558 #58BB55 #5558BB

tetradic

#BB5558 #8BBB55 #55BBB8 #8555BB

square

#BB5558 #8BBB55 #55BBB8 #8555BB

split-complementary

#BB5558 #55BB85 #558BBB

monochromatic

#6B2B2D #973C3F #BB5558 #CC8183 #DEACAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#BB5558 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#BB5558 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5558

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5558	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5558	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6857

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4557

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5558;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 88);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.132 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48887',
    500: '#bb5558',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5558;
$custom-light: #d48887;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5558",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 88
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.235,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57812,
    "c": 0.13204,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5558

secondary

#A0CCCB

accent

#D3CF55

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5558

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

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