#BB5D72#BB5D72
#BB5D72 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.122 H 7.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5D72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 93, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 50%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 39%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.39, 39.99, 5.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.39, 40.43, 8.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.66% 0.1215 0.0157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.66% 0.122 7.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4466, 19.6111, 18.2562) |
| Luminance | 0.1961 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.69
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.70
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.04
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 5.99
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.22
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5D72 #5DBBA6
analogous
#BB5DA1 #BB5D72 #BB775D
triadic
#BB5D72 #72BB5D #5D72BB
tetradic
#BB5D72 #A1BB5D #5DBBA6 #775DBB
square
#BB5D72 #A1BB5D #5DBBA6 #775DBB
split-complementary
#BB5D72 #5DBB77 #5DA1BB
monochromatic
#6F2F3D #9A4155 #BB5D72 #CD8898 #DFB3BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.27
#BB5D72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.92
#BB5D72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5D72
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5D72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5D72 | 1.00 | 4.27 | 4.92 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6F72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868170
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C95465
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5d72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 93, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.122 7.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38d9a',
500: '#bb5d72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5d72; $custom-light: #d38d9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5d72",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 93,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.596,
"s": 40.87,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59656,
"c": 0.12246,
"h": 7.4
},
"luminance": 0.19608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5D72
secondary
#A6CEC5
accent
#D1B657
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FAF0F2
border
#D3CBCC
text
#150C0E
muted
#837D7E