#BB5E63#BB5E63
#BB5E63 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.120 H 18.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5E63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 94, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 50%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 47.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.24, 37.85, 14.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.24, 40.58, 21.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.42% 0.114 0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.42% 0.12 18) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7501, 19.4738, 14.1520) |
| Luminance | 0.1947 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 4.31
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.52
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.70
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.82
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.03
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5E63 #5EBBB6
analogous
#BB5E92 #BB5E63 #BB875E
triadic
#BB5E63 #63BB5E #5E63BB
tetradic
#BB5E63 #92BB5E #5EBBB6 #875EBB
square
#BB5E63 #92BB5E #5EBBB6 #875EBB
split-complementary
#BB5E63 #5EBB87 #5E92BB
monochromatic
#702F33 #9B4146 #BB5E63 #CD898D #DFB4B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#BB5E63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#BB5E63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5E63
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5E63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5E63 | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726E63
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898161
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA5260
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5e63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 94, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.120 18.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38e8f',
500: '#bb5e63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5e63; $custom-light: #d38e8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5e63",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 94,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.774,
"s": 40.611,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59419,
"c": 0.11986,
"h": 18
},
"luminance": 0.19471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5E63
secondary
#A7CECC
accent
#D0CA57
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FAF0F0
border
#D3CBCB
text
#150C0C
muted
#837D7D