#BB5F65#BB5F65
#BB5F65 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.118 H 17.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5F65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 95, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 40%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 49%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.2%, 46%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.49, 37.54, 13.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.49, 39.98, 20.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.62% 0.1132 0.0351) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.62% 0.118 17.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9364, 19.6915, 14.6917) |
| Luminance | 0.1969 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.79
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.82
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.43
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.14
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 6.16
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5F65 #5FBBB5
analogous
#BB5F93 #BB5F65 #BB875F
triadic
#BB5F65 #65BB5F #5F65BB
tetradic
#BB5F65 #93BB5F #5FBBB5 #875FBB
square
#BB5F65 #93BB5F #5FBBB5 #875FBB
split-complementary
#BB5F65 #5FBB87 #5F93BB
monochromatic
#703034 #9B4248 #BB5F65 #CD8A8E #E0B5B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.25
#BB5F65 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.94
#BB5F65 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5F65
4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5F65 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5F65 | 1.00 | 4.25 | 4.94 | 4.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726F65
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898263
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA5362
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5f65; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 95, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.118 17.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38e90',
500: '#bb5f65',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5f65; $custom-light: #d38e90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5f65",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 95,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.087,
"s": 40.351,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59622,
"c": 0.11848,
"h": 17.2
},
"luminance": 0.19689
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5F65
secondary
#A8CECC
accent
#D0C858
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FAF0F0
border
#D3CBCB
text
#150C0C
muted
#837D7D