#BB5562#BB5562

#BB5562 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.132 H 14.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5562
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 98)
HSL	hsl(352, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(352, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 47.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, 42.33, 12.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 44.20, 16.72°)
OKLab	oklab(58.05% 0.1278 0.0325)
OKLCH	oklch(58.05% 0.132 14.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.9484, 17.9465, 13.6504)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5562 #55BBAE

analogous

#BB5595 #BB5562 #BB7B55

triadic

#BB5562 #62BB55 #5562BB

tetradic

#BB5562 #95BB55 #55BBAE #7B55BB

square

#BB5562 #95BB55 #55BBAE #7B55BB

split-complementary

#BB5562 #55BB7B #5595BB

monochromatic

#6B2B33 #973C48 #BB5562 #CC818A #DEACB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#BB5562 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#BB5562 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB5562

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5562	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB5562	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6962

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857D60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB475A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5562;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.132 14.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4888e',
    500: '#bb5562',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5562;
$custom-light: #d4888e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5562",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.353,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58046,
    "c": 0.13189,
    "h": 14.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5562

secondary

#A0CCC6

accent

#D3C355

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0C

muted

#837D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5562

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

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