#BB7472#BB7472

#BB7472 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.090 H 21.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB7472
RGB	rgb(187, 116, 114)
HSL	hsl(2, 35%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(2, 39%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 38%, 39%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.36, 27.69, 12.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.36, 30.56, 25.03°)
OKLab	oklab(63.43% 0.0838 0.0333)
OKLCH	oklch(63.43% 0.09 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(29.7775, 24.2729, 19.0331)
Luminance	0.2427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB7472 #72B9BB

analogous

#BB7295 #BB7472 #BB9972

triadic

#BB7472 #72BB74 #7472BB

tetradic

#BB7472 #95BB72 #72B9BB #9972BB

square

#BB7472 #95BB72 #72B9BB #9972BB

split-complementary

#BB7472 #72BB99 #7295BB

monochromatic

#783C3A #A2504E #BB7472 #CF9D9B #E3C5C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.59

#BB7472 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.85

#BB7472 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB7472

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB7472	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB7472	1.00	3.59	5.85	5.85
#FFFFFF	3.59	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#827F71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#948D71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C86B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb7472;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 116, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.090 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d29d9a',
    500: '#bb7472',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb7472;
$custom-light: #d29d9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb7472",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.644,
    "s": 34.928,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63435,
    "c": 0.09012,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB7472

secondary

#B6D2D3

accent

#C8CB5D

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FAF2F2

border

#D3CCCC

text

#140E0E

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB7472

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

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