#BB7979#BB7979

#BB7979 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.083 H 19.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB7979
RGB	rgb(187, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(0, 33%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(0, 35%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 35.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.68, 25.80, 10.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.68, 27.94, 22.58°)
OKLab	oklab(64.5% 0.0783 0.0278)
OKLCH	oklch(64.5% 0.083 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.7832, 25.6222, 21.4097)
Luminance	0.2562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB7979 #79BBBB

analogous

#BB799A #BB7979 #BB9A79

triadic

#BB7979 #79BB79 #7979BB

tetradic

#BB7979 #9ABB79 #79BBBB #9A79BB

square

#BB7979 #9ABB79 #79BBBB #9A79BB

split-complementary

#BB7979 #79BB9A #799ABB

monochromatic

#7B3E3E #A45353 #BB7979 #D0A2A2 #E4CACA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#BB7979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#BB7979 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB7979

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB7979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB7979	1.00	3.43	6.12	6.12
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#868379

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#969078

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C87279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb7979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.083 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1a09f',
    500: '#bb7979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb7979;
$custom-light: #d1a09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb7979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 32.673,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64499,
    "c": 0.08305,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.2562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB7979

secondary

#BBD5D5

accent

#ABAB3A

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FAF2F2

border

#D3CCCC

text

#140F0E

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB7979

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

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