#bb5a55

Color #bb5a55

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class rose-600 #ec003f · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb5a55

RGB

rgb(187, 90, 85)

HSL

hsl(2.9, 42.9%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.9, 54.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 51.9%, 54.5%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(50.14, 38.62, 21.42)

LCH

lch(50.14, 44.16, 29.01)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.1263, 24.72)

HWB

hwb(2.9, 33.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55b6bb

Analogous

#bb5583

#bb5a55

#bb8d55

Triadic

#bb5a55

#55bb5a

#5a55bb

Split-complementary

#bb5a55

#55bb8d

#5583bb

Tetradic

#bb5a55

#b6bb55

#55b6bb

#5a55bb

Square

#bb5a55

#83bb55

#55b6bb

#8d55bb

Shades

Color #bb5a55 mixed toward black.

#a24541

#813734

#612a27

#411c1a

#200e0d

Tints

Color #bb5a55 mixed toward white.

#c67571

#d2918e

#ddacaa

#e8c8c6

#f4e3e3

Tones

Color #bb5a55 mixed toward gray.

#b2615d

#aa6966

#a1716e

#997977

#90807f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a56 · ΔE 38.7

Deuteranopia

#9fa557 · ΔE 42.7

Tritanopia

#b85757 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb5a55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb5a55]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bb5a55 (#bb5a55) is rgb(187, 90, 85) in RGB.

No, #bb5a55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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