#BB727F#BB727F
#BB727F is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.093 H 8.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB727F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 114, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 35%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 39%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39%, 32.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.22, 30.42, 5.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.22, 30.86, 9.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.43% 0.0922 0.0138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.43% 0.093 8.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3427, 24.1340, 23.1348) |
| Luminance | 0.2413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 2.63
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 3.05
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.39
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 3.42
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 3.72
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB727F #72BBAE
analogous
#BB72A4 #BB727F #BB8A72
triadic
#BB727F #7FBB72 #727FBB
tetradic
#BB727F #A4BB72 #72BBAE #8A72BB
square
#BB727F #A4BB72 #72BBAE #8A72BB
split-complementary
#BB727F #72BB8A #72A4BB
monochromatic
#783A45 #A24E5D #BB727F #CF9BA4 #E3C5CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#BB727F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#BB727F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB727F
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB727F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB727F | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7E7F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908C7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C76C77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb727f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 114, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.093 8.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d19ba4',
500: '#bb727f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb727f; $custom-light: #d19ba4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb727f",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 114,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.315,
"s": 34.928,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63433,
"c": 0.09327,
"h": 8.5
},
"luminance": 0.24132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB727F
secondary
#B6D3CE
accent
#CBB75D
background
#FDF9FA
surface
#FAF2F3
border
#D3CCCD
text
#140E0F
muted
#837E7F