#BB8A8A#BB8A8A
#BB8A8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.060 H 18.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 138, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 26.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.15, 18.67, 7.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.15, 20.06, 21.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.08% 0.057 0.0193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.08% 0.06 18.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1700, 30.5785, 28.1422) |
| Luminance | 0.3058 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 1.65
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 3.90
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 4.83
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 5.32
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 5.93
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8A8A #8ABBBB
analogous
#BB8AA2 #BB8A8A #BBA28A
triadic
#BB8A8A #8ABB8A #8A8ABB
tetradic
#BB8A8A #A2BB8A #8ABBBB #A28ABB
square
#BB8A8A #A2BB8A #8ABBBB #A28ABB
split-complementary
#BB8A8A #8ABBA2 #8AA2BB
monochromatic
#804A4A #A56363 #BB8A8A #D1B1B1 #E8D7D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#BB8A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#BB8A8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8A8A
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8A8A | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.12 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93918A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9A89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5858A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 138, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.060 18.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0acac',
500: '#bb8a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8a8a; $custom-light: #d0acac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 138,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 26.486,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68082,
"c": 0.06014,
"h": 18.7
},
"luminance": 0.30577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8A8A
secondary
#C8D9D9
accent
#A5A540
background
#FCFAFA
surface
#F9F4F4
border
#D2CECE
text
#141010
muted
#827F7F