#BB8991#BB8991

#BB8991 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.062 H 8.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8991
RGB	rgb(187, 137, 145)
HSL	hsl(350, 27%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(350, 27%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 22.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.09, 20.27, 3.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.09, 20.53, 9.16°)
OKLab	oklab(68.09% 0.0613 0.0089)
OKLCH	oklch(68.09% 0.062 8.2)
XYZ	xyz(34.5504, 30.5022, 30.8502)
Luminance	0.3050 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8991 #89BBB3

analogous

#BB89AA #BB8991 #BB9A89

triadic

#BB8991 #91BB89 #8991BB

tetradic

#BB8991 #AABB89 #89BBB3 #9A89BB

square

#BB8991 #AABB89 #89BBB3 #9A89BB

split-complementary

#BB8991 #89BB9A #89AABB

monochromatic

#804A52 #A5626D #BB8991 #D1B0B5 #E8D7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.96

#BB8991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.10

#BB8991 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8991

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8991	1.00	2.96	7.10	7.10
#FFFFFF	2.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#909191

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9C9990

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4858C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#969696

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 137, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.062 8.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0abb1',
    500: '#bb8991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8991;
$custom-light: #d0abb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.4,
    "s": 26.882,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6809,
    "c": 0.06198,
    "h": 8.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8991

secondary

#C7D9D6

accent

#A59540

background

#FCFAFA

surface

#F9F4F5

border

#D2CECF

text

#141010

muted

#827F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8991

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

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