#BB727E#BB727E
#BB727E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.093 H 9.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB727E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 114, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 35%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 39%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39%, 32.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.20, 30.29, 5.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.20, 30.83, 10.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.41% 0.0919 0.0152) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.41% 0.093 9.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2778, 24.1081, 22.7932) |
| Luminance | 0.2411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 2.30
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 3.06
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.23
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 3.63
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 3.71
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB727E #72BBAF
analogous
#BB72A3 #BB727E #BB8B72
triadic
#BB727E #7EBB72 #727EBB
tetradic
#BB727E #A3BB72 #72BBAF #8B72BB
square
#BB727E #A3BB72 #72BBAF #8B72BB
split-complementary
#BB727E #72BB8B #72A3BB
monochromatic
#783A44 #A24E5C #BB727E #CF9BA4 #E3C5CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#BB727E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#BB727E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB727E
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB727E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB727E | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7E7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908C7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C76B76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb727e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 114, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.093 9.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d19ba3',
500: '#bb727e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb727e; $custom-light: #d19ba3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb727e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 114,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.137,
"s": 34.928,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63405,
"c": 0.0931,
"h": 9.4
},
"luminance": 0.24106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB727E
secondary
#B6D3CE
accent
#CBB95D
background
#FDF9FA
surface
#FAF2F3
border
#D3CCCD
text
#140E0F
muted
#837E7F