#BB5D73#BB5D73
#BB5D73 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.123 H 6.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5D73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 93, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 50%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 38.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.42, 40.11, 5.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.42, 40.46, 7.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.68% 0.1218 0.0143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.68% 0.123 6.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5038, 19.6340, 18.5576) |
| Luminance | 0.1963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.88
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.82
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.10
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 5.96
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.36
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5D73 #5DBBA5
analogous
#BB5DA2 #BB5D73 #BB765D
triadic
#BB5D73 #73BB5D #5D73BB
tetradic
#BB5D73 #A2BB5D #5DBBA5 #765DBB
square
#BB5D73 #A2BB5D #5DBBA5 #765DBB
split-complementary
#BB5D73 #5DBB76 #5DA2BB
monochromatic
#6F2F3E #9A4156 #BB5D73 #CD8898 #DFB3BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#BB5D73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#BB5D73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5D73
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5D73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5D73 | 1.00 | 4.26 | 4.93 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6F74
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868171
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C95465
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5d73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 93, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.123 6.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38d9b',
500: '#bb5d73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5d73; $custom-light: #d38d9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5d73",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 93,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.957,
"s": 40.87,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59684,
"c": 0.12267,
"h": 6.7
},
"luminance": 0.19631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5D73
secondary
#A6CEC4
accent
#D1B457
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FAF0F2
border
#D3CBCC
text
#140C0E
muted
#837D7E