#BB5D5A#BB5D5A
#BB5D5A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.122 H 23.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5D5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 93, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 51.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.84, 37.51, 19.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.84, 42.24, 27.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.06% 0.1119 0.0483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.06% 0.122 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2552, 19.1345, 11.9815) |
| Luminance | 0.1913 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.30
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.61
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.73
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.51
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.65
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5D5A #5AB8BB
analogous
#BB5A88 #BB5D5A #BB8E5A
triadic
#BB5D5A #5ABB5D #5D5ABB
tetradic
#BB5D5A #88BB5A #5AB8BB #8E5ABB
square
#BB5D5A #88BB5A #5AB8BB #8E5ABB
split-complementary
#BB5D5A #5ABB8E #5A88BB
monochromatic
#6D2F2D #99423F #BB5D5A #CD8885 #DFB2B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.35
#BB5D5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.83
#BB5D5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5D5A
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5D5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5D5A | 1.00 | 4.35 | 4.83 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736D59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8058
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB4F5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5d5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 93, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.122 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48d88',
500: '#bb5d5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5d5a; $custom-light: #d48d88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5d5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 93,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.856,
"s": 41.631,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59059,
"c": 0.12192,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.19132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5D5A
secondary
#A4CCCD
accent
#CED156
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150C0B
muted
#837D7C