#BB555B#BB555B

#BB555B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.132 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB555B
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 91)
HSL	hsl(356, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(356, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 51.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.28, 41.67, 16.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.28, 44.89, 21.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.88% 0.125 0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(57.88% 0.132 18.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.6323, 17.8201, 11.9853)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB555B #55BBB5

analogous

#BB558E #BB555B #BB8255

triadic

#BB555B #5BBB55 #555BBB

tetradic

#BB555B #8EBB55 #55BBB5 #8255BB

square

#BB555B #8EBB55 #55BBB5 #8255BB

split-complementary

#BB555B #55BB82 #558EBB

monochromatic

#6B2B2F #973C42 #BB555B #CC8185 #DEACAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#BB555B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#BB555B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB555B

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB555B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB555B	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C685B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb555b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.132 18.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48889',
    500: '#bb555b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb555b;
$custom-light: #d48889;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb555b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.471,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57879,
    "c": 0.13187,
    "h": 18.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB555B

secondary

#A0CCC9

accent

#D3CB55

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB555B

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

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