#BB6162#BB6162

#BB6162 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.116 H 20.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB6162
RGB	rgb(187, 97, 98)
HSL	hsl(359, 40%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(359, 48%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.1%, 47.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.84, 36.18, 16.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.84, 39.58, 23.89°)
OKLab	oklab(59.87% 0.1087 0.0405)
OKLCH	oklch(59.87% 0.116 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.9746, 19.9988, 13.9925)
Luminance	0.2000 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB6162 #61BBBA

analogous

#BB618F #BB6162 #BB8D61

triadic

#BB6162 #62BB61 #6162BB

tetradic

#BB6162 #8FBB61 #61BBBA #8D61BB

square

#BB6162 #8FBB61 #61BBBA #8D61BB

split-complementary

#BB6162 #61BB8D #618FBB

monochromatic

#713131 #9C4344 #BB6162 #CD8C8D #E0B7B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#BB6162 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#BB6162 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB6162

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB6162	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB6162	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)

#757061

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B8360

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA5562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb6162;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 97, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.116 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3908e',
    500: '#bb6162',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb6162;
$custom-light: #d3908e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb6162",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.333,
    "s": 39.823,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59866,
    "c": 0.11601,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.19996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB6162

secondary

#A9CFCE

accent

#D0CE58

background

#FDF8F8

surface

#FAF0F0

border

#D3CBCB

text

#150D0C

muted

#837D7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB6162

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

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