#BB5F70#BB5F70
#BB5F70 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.119 H 9.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5F70 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 95, 112) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 40%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 49%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.2%, 40.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.75, 38.73, 7.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.75, 39.47, 11.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.91% 0.1175 0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.91% 0.119 9.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5119, 19.9217, 17.7225) |
| Luminance | 0.1992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 2.71
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.23
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.47
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 6.05
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 6.06
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5F70 #5FBBAA
analogous
#BB5F9E #BB5F70 #BB7C5F
triadic
#BB5F70 #70BB5F #5F70BB
tetradic
#BB5F70 #9EBB5F #5FBBAA #7C5FBB
square
#BB5F70 #9EBB5F #5FBBAA #7C5FBB
split-complementary
#BB5F70 #5FBB7C #5F9EBB
monochromatic
#70303B #9B4252 #BB5F70 #CD8A96 #E0B5BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#BB5F70 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#BB5F70 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5F70
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5F70 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5F70 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.98 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#707070
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87826E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C95565
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5f70; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 95, 112); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.119 9.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38f99',
500: '#bb5f70',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5f70; $custom-light: #d38f99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5f70",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 95,
"b": 112
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.913,
"s": 40.351,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59907,
"c": 0.11918,
"h": 9.7
},
"luminance": 0.19919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5F70
secondary
#A8CEC7
accent
#D0BA58
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FAF0F2
border
#D3CBCC
text
#150C0D
muted
#837D7E