#BB555F#BB555F

#BB555F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.132 H 16.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB555F
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 95)
HSL	hsl(354, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(354, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 49.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.36, 42.04, 14.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.36, 44.44, 18.93°)
OKLab	oklab(57.97% 0.1266 0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(57.97% 0.132 16.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.8094, 17.8909, 12.9184)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BB555F #55BBB1

analogous

#BB5592 #BB555F #BB7E55

triadic

#BB555F #5FBB55 #555FBB

tetradic

#BB555F #92BB55 #55BBB1 #7E55BB

square

#BB555F #92BB55 #55BBB1 #7E55BB

split-complementary

#BB555F #55BB7E #5592BB

monochromatic

#6B2B31 #973C45 #BB555F #CC8188 #DEACB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BB555F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#BB555F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB555F

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB555F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB555F	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B685F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857D5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb555f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.132 16.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4888c',
    500: '#bb555f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb555f;
$custom-light: #d4888c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb555f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.118,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57972,
    "c": 0.1318,
    "h": 16.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB555F

secondary

#A0CCC8

accent

#D3C655

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0C

muted

#837D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB555F

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

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