#BB5855#BB5855

#BB5855 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.129 H 23.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB5855
RGB	rgb(187, 88, 85)
HSL	hsl(2, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(2, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.74, 39.64, 20.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.74, 44.81, 27.79°)
OKLab	oklab(58.19% 0.1179 0.0516)
OKLCH	oklch(58.19% 0.129 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.6249, 18.2030, 10.7567)
Luminance	0.1820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB5855 #55B8BB

analogous

#BB5585 #BB5855 #BB8B55

triadic

#BB5855 #55BB58 #5855BB

tetradic

#BB5855 #85BB55 #55B8BB #8B55BB

square

#BB5855 #85BB55 #55B8BB #8B55BB

split-complementary

#BB5855 #55BB8B #5585BB

monochromatic

#6B2D2B #973F3C #BB5855 #CC8381 #DEAEAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#BB5855 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#BB5855 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB5855

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB5855	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB5855	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6954

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887E53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4858

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb5855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 88, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.129 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d48a85',
    500: '#bb5855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb5855;
$custom-light: #d48a85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb5855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.765,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58191,
    "c": 0.12869,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB5855

secondary

#A0CBCC

accent

#CFD355

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FBF0EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150C0B

muted

#837D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB5855

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

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