#BB5F73#BB5F73
#BB5F73 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.120 H 7.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5F73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 95, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 40%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 49%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.2%, 38.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.83, 39.08, 5.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.83, 39.52, 8.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.99% 0.1186 0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.99% 0.12 7.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6817, 19.9897, 18.6169) |
| Luminance | 0.1999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.21
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.46
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.51
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 6.07
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 6.28
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5F73 #5FBBA7
analogous
#BB5FA1 #BB5F73 #BB795F
triadic
#BB5F73 #73BB5F #5F73BB
tetradic
#BB5F73 #A1BB5F #5FBBA7 #795FBB
square
#BB5F73 #A1BB5F #5FBBA7 #795FBB
split-complementary
#BB5F73 #5FBB79 #5FA1BB
monochromatic
#70303E #9B4255 #BB5F73 #CD8A99 #E0B5BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#BB5F73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#BB5F73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5F73
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5F73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5F73 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#707173
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878271
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C95666
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5f73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 95, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.120 7.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28f9b',
500: '#bb5f73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5f73; $custom-light: #d28f9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5f73",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 95,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.957,
"s": 40.351,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5999,
"c": 0.11968,
"h": 7.6
},
"luminance": 0.19987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5F73
secondary
#A8CEC6
accent
#D0B658
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FAF0F2
border
#D3CBCC
text
#140C0E
muted
#837D7E