#BB7A72#BB7A72
#BB7A72 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.083 H 27.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7A72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 122, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 35%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 39%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.8%, 39%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.75, 24.38, 14.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.75, 28.56, 31.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.51% 0.0738 0.038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.51% 0.083 27.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4916, 25.7010, 19.2712) |
| Luminance | 0.2570 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 2.17
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.90
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 5.69
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.87
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 7.44
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7A72 #72B3BB
analogous
#BB728F #BB7A72 #BB9F72
triadic
#BB7A72 #72BB7A #7A72BB
tetradic
#BB7A72 #8FBB72 #72B3BB #9F72BB
square
#BB7A72 #8FBB72 #72B3BB #9F72BB
split-complementary
#BB7A72 #72BB9F #728FBB
monochromatic
#78413A #A2574E #BB7A72 #CFA19B #E3C8C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#BB7A72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.14
#BB7A72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7A72
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7A72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7A72 | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.14 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#888371
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979071
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C87278
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7a72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 122, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.083 27.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a19a',
500: '#bb7a72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7a72; $custom-light: #d1a19a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7a72",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 122,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.575,
"s": 34.928,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64505,
"c": 0.08297,
"h": 27.3
},
"luminance": 0.25699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7A72
secondary
#B6D0D3
accent
#BFCB5D
background
#FDF9F9
surface
#FAF2F2
border
#D3CCCC
text
#140F0E
muted
#837E7E