#BB5656#BB5656

#BB5656 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.131 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5656
RGB	rgb(187, 86, 86)
HSL	hsl(0, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(0, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 40.73, 19.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 45.29, 25.93°)
OKLab	oklab(57.92% 0.1215 0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(57.92% 0.131 22)
XYZ	xyz(25.5030, 17.8952, 10.9134)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5656 #56BBBB

analogous

#BB5688 #BB5656 #BB8856

triadic

#BB5656 #56BB56 #5656BB

tetradic

#BB5656 #88BB56 #56BBBB #8856BB

square

#BB5656 #88BB56 #56BBBB #8856BB

split-complementary

#BB5656 #56BB88 #5688BB

monochromatic

#6B2B2B #973D3D #BB5656 #CD8282 #DEADAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#BB5656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#BB5656 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB5656

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB5656	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)

#6E6855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4657

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 86, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.131 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48985',
    500: '#bb5656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5656;
$custom-light: #d48985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57915,
    "c": 0.131,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.17892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5656

secondary

#A1CCCC

accent

#D2D255

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5656

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

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