#BB555C#BB555C

#BB555C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.132 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB555C
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 92)
HSL	hsl(356, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(356, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 50.8%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.30, 41.76, 16.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.30, 44.77, 21.12°)
OKLab	oklab(57.9% 0.1254 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.132 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.6757, 17.8374, 12.2140)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB555C #55BBB4

analogous

#BB558F #BB555C #BB8155

triadic

#BB555C #5CBB55 #555CBB

tetradic

#BB555C #8FBB55 #55BBB4 #8155BB

square

#BB555C #8FBB55 #55BBB4 #8155BB

split-complementary

#BB555C #55BB81 #558FBB

monochromatic

#6B2B2F #973C42 #BB555C #CC8186 #DEACB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#BB555C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BB555C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB555C

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB555C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB555C	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C685C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857D5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb555c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.132 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4888a',
    500: '#bb555c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb555c;
$custom-light: #d4888a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb555c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.882,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57902,
    "c": 0.13183,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB555C

secondary

#A0CCC9

accent

#D3CA55

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB555C

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

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