#BB2999#BB2999

#BB2999 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.211 H 339.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB2999
RGB	rgb(187, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(314, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(314, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.1%, 18.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.88, 66.44, -27.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.88, 71.83, 337.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.1981 -0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.211 339.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.0370, 14.4533, 31.4967)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB2999 #29BB4B

analogous

#9429BB #BB2999 #BB2950

triadic

#BB2999 #99BB29 #2999BB

tetradic

#BB2999 #BB9429 #29BB4B #2950BB

square

#BB2999 #BB9429 #29BB4B #2950BB

split-complementary

#BB2999 #50BB29 #29BB94

monochromatic

#571347 #891E70 #BB2999 #D74AB6 #E27CCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#BB2999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#BB2999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB2999

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB2999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB2999	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345C9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#657296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C62F5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb2999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.211 339.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d473b7',
    500: '#bb2999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb2999;
$custom-light: #d473b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb2999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 313.973,
    "s": 64.035,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5529,
    "c": 0.21141,
    "h": 339.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB2999

secondary

#75CB89

accent

#E76741

background

#FDF7FB

surface

#FBEDF6

border

#D4C8D0

text

#150911

muted

#837B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB2999

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

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