#BB7172#BB7172

#BB7172 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.094 H 19.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB7172
RGB	rgb(187, 113, 114)
HSL	hsl(359, 35%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(359, 40%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.6%, 39%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.68, 29.34, 11.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.68, 31.69, 22.21°)
OKLab	oklab(62.91% 0.0888 0.0309)
OKLCH	oklch(62.91% 0.094 19.2)
XYZ	xyz(29.4373, 23.5924, 18.9197)
Luminance	0.2359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BB7172 #71BBBA

analogous

#BB7197 #BB7172 #BB9571

triadic

#BB7172 #72BB71 #7172BB

tetradic

#BB7172 #97BB71 #71BBBA #9571BB

square

#BB7172 #97BB71 #71BBBA #9571BB

split-complementary

#BB7172 #71BB95 #7197BB

monochromatic

#783A3A #A14D4E #BB7172 #CF9A9B #E3C4C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.67

#BB7172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.72

#BB7172 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB7172

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB7172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB7172	1.00	3.67	5.72	5.72
#FFFFFF	3.67	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#807D72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#928B71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C96872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb7172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 113, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.094 19.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d29b9a',
    500: '#bb7172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb7172;
$custom-light: #d29b9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb7172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.189,
    "s": 35.238,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62912,
    "c": 0.09398,
    "h": 19.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.2359
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB7172

secondary

#B5D2D2

accent

#CBCA5D

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FAF2F2

border

#D3CCCC

text

#140E0E

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB7172

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

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