#BB555E#BB555E

#BB555E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.132 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB555E
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 94)
HSL	hsl(355, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(355, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 49.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.34, 41.95, 14.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.34, 44.54, 19.66°)
OKLab	oklab(57.95% 0.1262 0.0379)
OKLCH	oklch(57.95% 0.132 16.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.7643, 17.8729, 12.6805)
Luminance	0.1787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB555E #55BBB2

analogous

#BB5591 #BB555E #BB7F55

triadic

#BB555E #5EBB55 #555EBB

tetradic

#BB555E #91BB55 #55BBB2 #7F55BB

square

#BB555E #91BB55 #55BBB2 #7F55BB

split-complementary

#BB555E #55BB7F #5591BB

monochromatic

#6B2B30 #973C44 #BB555E #CC8187 #DEACB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BB555E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#BB555E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB555E

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB555E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB555E	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)

#6B685E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857D5C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4659

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb555e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.132 16.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4888b',
    500: '#bb555e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb555e;
$custom-light: #d4888b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb555e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.706,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57949,
    "c": 0.1318,
    "h": 16.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB555E

secondary

#A0CCC8

accent

#D3C855

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0C

muted

#837D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB555E

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

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