#BB5755#BB5755

#BB5755 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.130 H 23.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5755
RGB	rgb(187, 87, 85)
HSL	hsl(1, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(1, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.54, 40.14, 20.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.54, 45.13, 27.20°)
OKLab	oklab(58.04% 0.1195 0.051)
OKLCH	oklch(58.04% 0.13 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.5434, 18.0400, 10.7295)
Luminance	0.1804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5755 #55B9BB

analogous

#BB5586 #BB5755 #BB8A55

triadic

#BB5755 #55BB57 #5755BB

tetradic

#BB5755 #86BB55 #55B9BB #8A55BB

square

#BB5755 #86BB55 #55B9BB #8A55BB

split-complementary

#BB5755 #55BB8A #5586BB

monochromatic

#6B2C2B #973E3C #BB5755 #CC8281 #DEADAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#BB5755 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#BB5755 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB5755

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5755	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB5755	1.00	4.56	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6954

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877E53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4757

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5755;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 87, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.130 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48984',
    500: '#bb5755',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5755;
$custom-light: #d48984;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5755",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.176,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58042,
    "c": 0.12989,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5755

secondary

#A0CBCC

accent

#D0D355

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5755

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

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