#BB5659#BB5659

#BB5659 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.131 H 20.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5659
RGB	rgb(187, 86, 89)
HSL	hsl(358, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(358, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 52.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, 40.99, 18.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 44.81, 23.82°)
OKLab	oklab(57.98% 0.1227 0.0452)
OKLCH	oklch(57.98% 0.131 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.6264, 17.9446, 11.5634)
Luminance	0.1794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5659 #56BBB8

analogous

#BB568B #BB5659 #BB8556

triadic

#BB5659 #59BB56 #5659BB

tetradic

#BB5659 #8BBB56 #56BBB8 #8556BB

square

#BB5659 #8BBB56 #56BBB8 #8556BB

split-complementary

#BB5659 #56BB85 #568BBB

monochromatic

#6B2B2D #973D3F #BB5659 #CD8284 #DEADAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#BB5659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#BB5659 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB5659

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB5659	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)

#6D6958

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4758

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 86, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.131 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48987',
    500: '#bb5659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5659;
$custom-light: #d48987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.218,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5798,
    "c": 0.13071,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5659

secondary

#A1CCCB

accent

#D2CF55

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5659

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

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