#BB8484#BB8484

#BB8484 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.068 H 19.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8484
RGB	rgb(187, 132, 132)
HSL	hsl(0, 29%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(0, 29%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 29.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.55, 21.16, 8.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.55, 22.79, 21.83°)
OKLab	oklab(66.8% 0.0644 0.0222)
OKLCH	oklch(66.8% 0.068 19)
XYZ	xyz(32.9104, 28.7352, 25.6383)
Luminance	0.2873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8484 #84BBBB

analogous

#BB849F #BB8484 #BB9F84

triadic

#BB8484 #84BB84 #8484BB

tetradic

#BB8484 #9FBB84 #84BBBB #9F84BB

square

#BB8484 #9FBB84 #84BBBB #9F84BB

split-complementary

#BB8484 #84BB9F #849FBB

monochromatic

#7F4646 #A55D5D #BB8484 #D1ABAB #E7D3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#BB8484 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.75

#BB8484 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8484

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8484	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8484	1.00	3.11	6.75	6.75
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8E8C84

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9B9683

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C67E84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8484;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 132, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.068 19.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1a8a7',
    500: '#bb8484',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8484;
$custom-light: #d1a8a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8484",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 28.796,
    "l": 62.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66795,
    "c": 0.06814,
    "h": 19
  },
  "luminance": 0.28733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8484

secondary

#C3D7D7

accent

#A7A73E

background

#FCFAFA

surface

#F9F4F4

border

#D2CECE

text

#140F0F

muted

#827F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8484

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

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