#BB5D74#BB5D74
#BB5D74 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.123 H 6.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5D74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 93, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 50%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 38%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.45, 40.23, 4.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.45, 40.51, 6.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.71% 0.1222 0.0129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.71% 0.123 6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5617, 19.6571, 18.8623) |
| Luminance | 0.1965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 4.08
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.96
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.19
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 5.94
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 6.52
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5D74 #5DBBA4
analogous
#BB5DA3 #BB5D74 #BB755D
triadic
#BB5D74 #74BB5D #5D74BB
tetradic
#BB5D74 #A3BB5D #5DBBA4 #755DBB
square
#BB5D74 #A3BB5D #5DBBA4 #755DBB
split-complementary
#BB5D74 #5DBB75 #5DA3BB
monochromatic
#6F2F3E #9A4157 #BB5D74 #CD8899 #DFB3BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#BB5D74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#BB5D74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5D74
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5D74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5D74 | 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)
#6E6F75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868172
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C95465
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5d74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 93, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.123 6.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38d9b',
500: '#bb5d74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5d74; $custom-light: #d38d9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5d74",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 93,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.319,
"s": 40.87,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59713,
"c": 0.12289,
"h": 6
},
"luminance": 0.19654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5D74
secondary
#A6CEC4
accent
#D1B357
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FAF0F2
border
#D3CBCC
text
#140C0E
muted
#837D7E