#BB6565#BB6565

#BB6565 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.111 H 20.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB6565
RGB	rgb(187, 101, 101)
HSL	hsl(0, 39%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(0, 46%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46%, 46%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.75, 34.37, 15.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.75, 37.71, 24.29°)
OKLab	oklab(60.58% 0.1034 0.0394)
OKLCH	oklch(60.58% 0.111 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.4978, 20.8144, 14.8788)
Luminance	0.2081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB6565 #65BBBB

analogous

#BB6590 #BB6565 #BB9065

triadic

#BB6565 #65BB65 #6565BB

tetradic

#BB6565 #90BB65 #65BBBB #9065BB

square

#BB6565 #90BB65 #65BBBB #9065BB

split-complementary

#BB6565 #65BB90 #6590BB

monochromatic

#733333 #9D4545 #BB6565 #CE8F8F #E0BABA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#BB6565 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#BB6565 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB6565

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB6565	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB6565	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777364

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8563

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA5A66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb6565;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 101, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.111 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d39290',
    500: '#bb6565',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb6565;
$custom-light: #d39290;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb6565",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 38.739,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60579,
    "c": 0.11061,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB6565

secondary

#ACD0D0

accent

#CFCF59

background

#FDF9F8

surface

#FAF1F0

border

#D3CBCB

text

#150D0C

muted

#837E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB6565

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

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