#BB6161#BB6161

#BB6161 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.116 H 21.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB6161
RGB	rgb(187, 97, 97)
HSL	hsl(0, 40%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(0, 48%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 48.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.81, 36.09, 16.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.81, 39.72, 24.69°)
OKLab	oklab(59.84% 0.1083 0.0419)
OKLCH	oklch(59.84% 0.116 21.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.9276, 19.9800, 13.7454)
Luminance	0.1998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB6161 #61BBBB

analogous

#BB618E #BB6161 #BB8E61

triadic

#BB6161 #61BB61 #6161BB

tetradic

#BB6161 #8EBB61 #61BBBB #8E61BB

square

#BB6161 #8EBB61 #61BBBB #8E61BB

split-complementary

#BB6161 #61BB8E #618EBB

monochromatic

#713131 #9C4343 #BB6161 #CD8C8C #E0B7B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#BB6161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#BB6161 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB6161

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB6161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB6161	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)

#757060

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B835F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA5562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb6161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 97, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.116 21.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3908d',
    500: '#bb6161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb6161;
$custom-light: #d3908d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb6161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 39.823,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59843,
    "c": 0.1161,
    "h": 21.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB6161

secondary

#A9CFCF

accent

#D0D058

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAF0F0

border

#D3CBCB

text

#150D0C

muted

#837D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB6161

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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