#BB5B6D#BB5B6D
#BB5B6D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.125 H 9.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5B6D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 91, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 51%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 41.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.87, 40.45, 8.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.87, 41.26, 11.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.22% 0.1227 0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.22% 0.125 9.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9965, 19.1538, 16.7403) |
| Luminance | 0.1915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.69
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 4.53
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.71
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.31
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 5.85
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5B6D #5BBBA9
analogous
#BB5B9D #BB5B6D #BB795B
triadic
#BB5B6D #6DBB5B #5B6DBB
tetradic
#BB5B6D #9DBB5B #5BBBA9 #795BBB
square
#BB5B6D #9DBB5B #5BBBA9 #795BBB
split-complementary
#BB5B6D #5BBB79 #5B9DBB
monochromatic
#6E2E3A #994050 #BB5B6D #CD8694 #DFB2BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.35
#BB5B6D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.83
#BB5B6D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5B6D
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5B6D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5B6D | 1.00 | 4.35 | 4.83 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6D6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86806B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA5062
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5b6d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 91, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.125 9.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38c96',
500: '#bb5b6d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5b6d; $custom-light: #d38c96; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5b6d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 91,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.75,
"s": 41.379,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59215,
"c": 0.12455,
"h": 9.9
},
"luminance": 0.19151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5B6D
secondary
#A5CDC6
accent
#D1BA57
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FAF0F2
border
#D3CBCC
text
#150C0D
muted
#837D7E