#BB8992#BB8992

#BB8992 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.062 H 6.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8992
RGB	rgb(187, 137, 146)
HSL	hsl(349, 27%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(349, 27%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 21.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.11, 20.42, 2.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.11, 20.60, 7.64°)
OKLab	oklab(68.12% 0.0617 0.0075)
OKLCH	oklch(68.12% 0.062 6.9)
XYZ	xyz(34.6279, 30.5331, 31.2581)
Luminance	0.3053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8992 #89BBB2

analogous

#BB89AB #BB8992 #BB9989

triadic

#BB8992 #92BB89 #8992BB

tetradic

#BB8992 #ABBB89 #89BBB2 #9989BB

square

#BB8992 #ABBB89 #89BBB2 #9989BB

split-complementary

#BB8992 #89BB99 #89ABBB

monochromatic

#804A53 #A5626E #BB8992 #D1B0B6 #E8D7DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.96

#BB8992 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.11

#BB8992 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8992

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8992	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8992	1.00	2.96	7.11	7.11
#FFFFFF	2.96	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#909192

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9C9A91

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4858C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#969696

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8992;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 137, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.062 6.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0abb1',
    500: '#bb8992',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8992;
$custom-light: #d0abb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8992",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.2,
    "s": 26.882,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68119,
    "c": 0.06218,
    "h": 6.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.30531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8992

secondary

#C7D9D6

accent

#A59340

background

#FCFAFA

surface

#F9F4F5

border

#D2CECF

text

#141010

muted

#827F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8992

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

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