#BB5655#BB5655

#BB5655 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.131 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5655
RGB	rgb(187, 86, 85)
HSL	hsl(1, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(1, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.35, 40.65, 20.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.35, 45.47, 26.62°)
OKLab	oklab(57.89% 0.1211 0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(57.89% 0.131 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.4630, 17.8792, 10.7027)
Luminance	0.1788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5655 #55BABB

analogous

#BB5587 #BB5655 #BB8955

triadic

#BB5655 #55BB56 #5655BB

tetradic

#BB5655 #87BB55 #55BABB #8955BB

square

#BB5655 #87BB55 #55BABB #8955BB

split-complementary

#BB5655 #55BB89 #5587BB

monochromatic

#6B2B2B #973D3C #BB5655 #CC8181 #DEADAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BB5655 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#BB5655 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5655

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5655	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5655	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)

#6E6854

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4657

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5655;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 86, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.131 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48984',
    500: '#bb5655',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5655;
$custom-light: #d48984;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5655",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.588,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57894,
    "c": 0.1311,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5655

secondary

#A0CBCC

accent

#D1D355

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5655

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

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