#BB7070#BB7070

#BB7070 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.095 H 20.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB7070
RGB	rgb(187, 112, 112)
HSL	hsl(0, 36%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(0, 40%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 40.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.41, 29.65, 12.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.41, 32.28, 23.29°)
OKLab	oklab(62.69% 0.0896 0.0328)
OKLCH	oklch(62.69% 0.095 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.2137, 23.3254, 18.2897)
Luminance	0.2332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB7070 #70BBBB

analogous

#BB7095 #BB7070 #BB9570

triadic

#BB7070 #70BB70 #7070BB

tetradic

#BB7070 #95BB70 #70BBBB #9570BB

square

#BB7070 #95BB70 #70BBBB #9570BB

split-complementary

#BB7070 #70BB95 #7095BB

monochromatic

#783939 #A14D4D #BB7070 #CF9999 #E2C3C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#BB7070 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.66

#BB7070 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB7070

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB7070	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB7070	1.00	3.71	5.66	5.66
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7C70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#918A6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C96771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb7070;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 112, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.095 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d29a99',
    500: '#bb7070',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb7070;
$custom-light: #d29a99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb7070",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 35.545,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6269,
    "c": 0.09543,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB7070

secondary

#B5D2D2

accent

#CCCC5C

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FAF2F2

border

#D3CCCC

text

#140E0D

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB7070

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

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