#BB596C#BB596C

#BB596C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.127 H 9.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB596C
RGB	rgb(187, 89, 108)
HSL	hsl(348, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(348, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 42.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.45, 41.36, 8.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.45, 42.15, 11.14°)
OKLab	oklab(58.89% 0.1255 0.0213)
OKLCH	oklch(58.89% 0.127 9.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.7743, 18.7950, 16.4022)
Luminance	0.1879 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB596C #59BBA8

analogous

#BB599D #BB596C #BB7759

triadic

#BB596C #6CBB59 #596CBB

tetradic

#BB596C #9DBB59 #59BBA8 #7759BB

square

#BB596C #9DBB59 #59BBA8 #7759BB

split-complementary

#BB596C #59BB77 #599DBB

monochromatic

#6D2D39 #983E50 #BB596C #CD8492 #DFB0B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.41

#BB596C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.76

#BB596C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB596C

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB596C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB596C	1.00	4.41	4.76	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6C6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857F6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA4E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb596c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 89, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.127 9.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d38b96',
    500: '#bb596c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb596c;
$custom-light: #d38b96;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb596c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.367,
    "s": 41.88,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5889,
    "c": 0.12728,
    "h": 9.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB596C

secondary

#A3CDC5

accent

#D2BA56

background

#FDF8F9

surface

#FAF0F1

border

#D3CBCB

text

#150C0D

muted

#837D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB596C

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

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