#BB235C#BB235C
#BB235C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.189 H 4.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB235C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 35, 92) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(338, 81%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 50.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.07, 61.42, 6.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.07, 61.72, 5.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.51% 0.188 0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.51% 0.189 4.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0284, 12.5428, 11.3315) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 2.89
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.39
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.77
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 5.10
Dark Hot Pink
#D90166
ΔE00 5.33
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB235C #23BB82
analogous
#BB23A8 #BB235C #BB3623
triadic
#BB235C #5CBB23 #235CBB
tetradic
#BB235C #A8BB23 #23BB82 #3623BB
square
#BB235C #A8BB23 #23BB82 #3623BB
split-complementary
#BB235C #23BB36 #23A8BB
monochromatic
#541029 #871943 #BB235C #DB407A #E5749E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#BB235C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#BB235C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB235C
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB235C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB235C | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C505D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736E58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC003D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb235c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 35, 92); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.189 4.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d66f89',
500: '#bb235c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb235c; $custom-light: #d66f89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb235c",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 35,
"b": 92
},
"hsl": {
"h": 337.5,
"s": 68.468,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52514,
"c": 0.18869,
"h": 4.8
},
"luminance": 0.1254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB235C
secondary
#6ECCA9
accent
#EBAA3C
background
#FEF7F8
surface
#FCEDF0
border
#D5C8CB
text
#16080B
muted
#847B7C