#BB8686#BB8686

#BB8686 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.065 H 18.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8686
RGB	rgb(187, 134, 134)
HSL	hsl(0, 28%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(0, 28%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 28.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.08, 20.33, 8.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.08, 21.88, 21.71°)
OKLab	oklab(67.22% 0.0619 0.0212)
OKLCH	oklch(67.22% 0.065 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.3224, 29.3381, 26.4573)
Luminance	0.2934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8686 #86BBBB

analogous

#BB86A0 #BB8686 #BBA086

triadic

#BB8686 #86BB86 #8686BB

tetradic

#BB8686 #A0BB86 #86BBBB #A086BB

square

#BB8686 #A0BB86 #86BBBB #A086BB

split-complementary

#BB8686 #86BBA0 #86A0BB

monochromatic

#7F4747 #A55F5F #BB8686 #D1ADAD #E7D4D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.06

#BB8686 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.87

#BB8686 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8686

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8686	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8686	1.00	3.06	6.87	6.87
#FFFFFF	3.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#908D86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9C9785

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C68186

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8686;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 134, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.065 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0a9a9',
    500: '#bb8686',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8686;
$custom-light: #d0a9a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8686",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 28.042,
    "l": 62.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67222,
    "c": 0.06546,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8686

secondary

#C5D8D8

accent

#A7A73F

background

#FCFAFA

surface

#F9F4F4

border

#D2CECE

text

#14100F

muted

#827F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8686

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

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