#BB5956#BB5956
#BB5956 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.127 H 23.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5956 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 89, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 54%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 54%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.96, 39.21, 20.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.96, 44.29, 27.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.36% 0.1167 0.0509) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.36% 0.127 23.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7476, 18.3844, 10.9949) |
| Luminance | 0.1838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.20
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.94
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.30
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.54
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.06
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5956 #56B8BB
analogous
#BB5685 #BB5956 #BB8B56
triadic
#BB5956 #56BB59 #5956BB
tetradic
#BB5956 #85BB56 #56B8BB #8B56BB
square
#BB5956 #85BB56 #56B8BB #8B56BB
split-complementary
#BB5956 #56BB8B #5685BB
monochromatic
#6B2D2B #973F3D #BB5956 #CD8482 #DEAFAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#BB5956 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#BB5956 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5956
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5956 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5956 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706A55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887F54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB4A59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5956; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 89, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.127 23.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48a85',
500: '#bb5956',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5956; $custom-light: #d48a85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5956",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 89,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.782,
"s": 42.616,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58362,
"c": 0.12734,
"h": 23.6
},
"luminance": 0.18381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5956
secondary
#A1CBCC
accent
#CFD255
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150C0B
muted
#837D7C