#BB6A79#BB6A79
#BB6A79 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.104 H 8.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6A79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 106, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 37%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 43%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 35.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.30, 33.99, 5.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.30, 34.50, 9.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.92% 0.1031 0.0158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.92% 0.104 8.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1000, 22.2558, 20.8486) |
| Luminance | 0.2225 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 1.69
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 3.61
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 4.23
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.40
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 4.73
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6A79 #6ABBAC
analogous
#BB6AA1 #BB6A79 #BB846A
triadic
#BB6A79 #79BB6A #6A79BB
tetradic
#BB6A79 #A1BB6A #6ABBAC #846ABB
square
#BB6A79 #A1BB6A #6ABBAC #846ABB
split-complementary
#BB6A79 #6ABB84 #6AA1BB
monochromatic
#753541 #9F4959 #BB6A79 #CE949F #E1BEC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.85
#BB6A79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.45
#BB6A79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6A79
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6A79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6A79 | 1.00 | 3.85 | 5.45 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787879
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8877
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8626F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6a79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 106, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.104 8.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2969f',
500: '#bb6a79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6a79; $custom-light: #d2969f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6a79",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 106,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.889,
"s": 37.327,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61916,
"c": 0.10429,
"h": 8.7
},
"luminance": 0.22253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6A79
secondary
#B0D1CB
accent
#CDB85B
background
#FDF9F9
surface
#FAF2F2
border
#D3CCCC
text
#140D0E
muted
#837E7E