#BB555D#BB555D

#BB555D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.132 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB555D
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 93)
HSL	hsl(355, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(355, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 50.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.32, 41.85, 15.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.32, 44.65, 20.39°)
OKLab	oklab(57.93% 0.1258 0.0393)
OKLCH	oklch(57.93% 0.132 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.7197, 17.8550, 12.4457)
Luminance	0.1785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB555D #55BBB3

analogous

#BB5590 #BB555D #BB8055

triadic

#BB555D #5DBB55 #555DBB

tetradic

#BB555D #90BB55 #55BBB3 #8055BB

square

#BB555D #90BB55 #55BBB3 #8055BB

split-complementary

#BB555D #55BB80 #5590BB

monochromatic

#6B2B30 #973C43 #BB555D #CC8187 #DEACB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BB555D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BB555D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB555D

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB555D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB555D	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C685D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857D5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb555d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.132 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4888a',
    500: '#bb555d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb555d;
$custom-light: #d4888a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb555d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.294,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57925,
    "c": 0.13181,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB555D

secondary

#A0CCC8

accent

#D3C955

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB555D

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

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