#BB7072#BB7072

#BB7072 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.095 H 18.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB7072
RGB	rgb(187, 112, 114)
HSL	hsl(358, 36%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(358, 40%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 39%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.45, 29.88, 11.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.45, 32.08, 21.32°)
OKLab	oklab(62.74% 0.0904 0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(62.74% 0.095 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.3263, 23.3705, 18.8827)
Luminance	0.2337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB7072 #70BBB9

analogous

#BB7097 #BB7072 #BB9370

triadic

#BB7072 #72BB70 #7072BB

tetradic

#BB7072 #97BB70 #70BBB9 #9370BB

square

#BB7072 #97BB70 #70BBB9 #9370BB

split-complementary

#BB7072 #70BB93 #7097BB

monochromatic

#78393B #A14D4F #BB7072 #CF999B #E2C3C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.70

#BB7072 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.67

#BB7072 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB7072

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB7072	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB7072	1.00	3.70	5.67	5.67
#FFFFFF	3.70	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F7C72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#918A71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C96771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb7072;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 112, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.095 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d29a9a',
    500: '#bb7072',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb7072;
$custom-light: #d29a9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb7072",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.4,
    "s": 35.545,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6274,
    "c": 0.0953,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB7072

secondary

#B5D2D1

accent

#CCC95C

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FAF2F2

border

#D3CCCC

text

#140E0E

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB7072

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

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