#BB7989#BB7989
#BB7989 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.085 H 3.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7989 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 121, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 33%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 35%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 26.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.08, 27.96, 2.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.08, 28.04, 4.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.94% 0.0845 0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.94% 0.085 3.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8470, 26.0478, 27.0124) |
| Luminance | 0.2605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 3.15
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 3.50
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 3.58
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 3.85
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 4.46
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7989 #79BBAB
analogous
#BB79AA #BB7989 #BB8A79
triadic
#BB7989 #89BB79 #7989BB
tetradic
#BB7989 #AABB79 #79BBAB #8A79BB
square
#BB7989 #AABB79 #79BBAB #8A79BB
split-complementary
#BB7989 #79BB8A #79AABB
monochromatic
#7B3E4D #A45367 #BB7989 #D0A2AD #E4CAD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#BB7989 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#BB7989 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7989
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7989 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7989 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#838489
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#939088
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6747F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7989; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 121, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.085 3.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a0ab',
500: '#bb7989',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7989; $custom-light: #d1a0ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7989",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 121,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.455,
"s": 32.673,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64943,
"c": 0.08472,
"h": 3.9
},
"luminance": 0.26046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7989
secondary
#BBD5CE
accent
#AB903A
background
#FDF9FA
surface
#FAF2F4
border
#D3CCCE
text
#140F10
muted
#837E7F