#BB5F74#BB5F74
#BB5F74 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.120 H 6.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5F74 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 95, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 40%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 49%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.2%, 38%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.85, 39.19, 5.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.85, 39.56, 7.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.02% 0.119 0.0144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.02% 0.12 6.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7395, 20.0128, 18.9216) |
| Luminance | 0.2001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.42
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.59
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.56
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 6.11
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 6.19
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5F74 #5FBBA6
analogous
#BB5FA2 #BB5F74 #BB785F
triadic
#BB5F74 #74BB5F #5F74BB
tetradic
#BB5F74 #A2BB5F #5FBBA6 #785FBB
square
#BB5F74 #A2BB5F #5FBBA6 #785FBB
split-complementary
#BB5F74 #5FBB78 #5FA2BB
monochromatic
#70303E #9B4256 #BB5F74 #CD8A99 #E0B5BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#BB5F74 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#BB5F74 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5F74
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5F74 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5F74 | 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)
#6F7175
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#878272
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C95667
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5f74; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 95, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.120 6.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d28f9b',
500: '#bb5f74',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5f74; $custom-light: #d28f9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5f74",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 95,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.304,
"s": 40.351,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60018,
"c": 0.11988,
"h": 6.9
},
"luminance": 0.2001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5F74
secondary
#A8CEC5
accent
#D0B558
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FAF0F2
border
#D3CBCC
text
#140C0E
muted
#837D7E