#BB5566#BB5566

#BB5566 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.132 H 11.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5566
RGB	rgb(187, 85, 102)
HSL	hsl(350, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(350, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 45.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.53, 42.73, 10.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.53, 43.99, 13.73°)
OKLab	oklab(58.15% 0.1294 0.027)
OKLCH	oklch(58.15% 0.132 11.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.1420, 18.0240, 14.6701)
Luminance	0.1802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5566 #55BBAA

analogous

#BB5599 #BB5566 #BB7755

triadic

#BB5566 #66BB55 #5566BB

tetradic

#BB5566 #99BB55 #55BBAA #7755BB

square

#BB5566 #99BB55 #55BBAA #7755BB

split-complementary

#BB5566 #55BB77 #5599BB

monochromatic

#6B2B35 #973C4B #BB5566 #CC818D #DEACB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#BB5566 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#BB5566 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB5566

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5566	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB5566	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A6966

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847D64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA485B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5566;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 85, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.132 11.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d38891',
    500: '#bb5566',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5566;
$custom-light: #d38891;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5566",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58147,
    "c": 0.13218,
    "h": 11.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5566

secondary

#A0CCC5

accent

#D3BE55

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0F0

border

#D4CBCB

text

#150C0C

muted

#837D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5566

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

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