#BB2859#BB2859
#BB2859 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.184 H 6.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB2859 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 40, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 65%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 79%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.6%, 52.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.47, 59.81, 8.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.47, 60.41, 8.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.79% 0.1825 0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.79% 0.184 6.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0576, 12.8069, 10.7071) |
| Luminance | 0.1280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 3.60
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.43
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.53
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.70
Dark Hot Pink
#D90166
ΔE00 5.45
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB2859 #28BB8A
analogous
#BB28A3 #BB2859 #BB4128
triadic
#BB2859 #59BB28 #2859BB
tetradic
#BB2859 #A3BB28 #28BB8A #4128BB
square
#BB2859 #A3BB28 #28BB8A #4128BB
split-complementary
#BB2859 #28BB41 #28A3BB
monochromatic
#561229 #891D41 #BB2859 #D84878 #E37B9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.90
#BB2859 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#BB2859 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB2859
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB2859 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB2859 | 1.00 | 5.90 | 3.56 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F525A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756F55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC003D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb2859; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 40, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.184 6.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67187',
500: '#bb2859',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb2859; $custom-light: #d67187; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb2859",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 40,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 340,
"s": 64.758,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52786,
"c": 0.18381,
"h": 6.9
},
"luminance": 0.12804
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB2859
secondary
#74CBAE
accent
#E8B040
background
#FEF7F8
surface
#FCEDEF
border
#D5C8CA
text
#16090B
muted
#847B7C