#BB2959#BB2959
#BB2959 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.183 H 7.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB2959 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 41, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 64%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 78%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 52.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.57, 59.52, 8.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.57, 60.14, 8.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.86% 0.1815 0.0223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.86% 0.183 7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0918, 12.8752, 10.7185) |
| Luminance | 0.1287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 3.68
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.45
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.52
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Hot Pink
#D90166
ΔE00 5.45
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB2959 #29BB8B
analogous
#BB29A2 #BB2959 #BB4229
triadic
#BB2959 #59BB29 #2959BB
tetradic
#BB2959 #A2BB29 #29BB8B #4229BB
square
#BB2959 #A2BB29 #29BB8B #4229BB
split-complementary
#BB2959 #29BB42 #29A2BB
monochromatic
#571329 #891E41 #BB2959 #D74A78 #E27C9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.88
#BB2959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.57
#BB2959 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB2959
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB2959 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB2959 | 1.00 | 5.88 | 3.57 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F525A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756F55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC003E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb2959; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 41, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.183 7.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67187',
500: '#bb2959',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb2959; $custom-light: #d67187; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb2959",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 41,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 340.274,
"s": 64.035,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52863,
"c": 0.18291,
"h": 7
},
"luminance": 0.12872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB2959
secondary
#75CBAE
accent
#E7B041
background
#FEF7F8
surface
#FCEDEF
border
#D5C8CA
text
#16090B
muted
#847B7C