#BB6155#BB6155
#BB6155 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.118 H 29.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6155 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 97, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 55%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 54.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.58, 34.98, 23.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.58, 42.04, 33.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.59% 0.1034 0.0572) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.59% 0.118 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4099, 19.7729, 11.0183) |
| Luminance | 0.1977 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.18
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.94
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.02
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.73
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.09
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6155 #55AFBB
analogous
#BB557C #BB6155 #BB9455
triadic
#BB6155 #55BB61 #6155BB
tetradic
#BB6155 #7CBB55 #55AFBB #9455BB
square
#BB6155 #7CBB55 #55AFBB #9455BB
split-complementary
#BB6155 #55BB94 #557CBB
monochromatic
#6B322B #97473C #BB6155 #CC8A81 #DEB2AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#BB6155 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.95
#BB6155 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6155
4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6155 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6155 | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.95 | 4.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776F54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8253
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB535E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6155; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 97, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.118 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49085',
500: '#bb6155',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6155; $custom-light: #d49085; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6155",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 97,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.059,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59587,
"c": 0.1182,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.1977
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6155
secondary
#A0C7CC
accent
#C4D355
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837D7C