#BB8A8B#BB8A8B
#BB8A8B is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.060 H 17.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8A8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 138, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 25.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.17, 18.82, 6.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.17, 20.01, 19.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.11% 0.0574 0.018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.11% 0.06 17.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2428, 30.6076, 28.5253) |
| Luminance | 0.3061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 1.68
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 3.63
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 4.46
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 5.53
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 5.73
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8A8B #8ABBBA
analogous
#BB8AA3 #BB8A8B #BBA18A
triadic
#BB8A8B #8BBB8A #8A8BBB
tetradic
#BB8A8B #A3BB8A #8ABBBA #A18ABB
square
#BB8A8B #A3BB8A #8ABBBA #A18ABB
split-complementary
#BB8A8B #8ABBA1 #8AA3BB
monochromatic
#804A4C #A56365 #BB8A8B #D1B1B1 #E8D7D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#BB8A8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.12
#BB8A8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8A8B
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8A8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8A8B | 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)
#93918B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9A8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5858B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8a8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 138, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.060 17.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0acac',
500: '#bb8a8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8a8b; $custom-light: #d0acac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8a8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 138,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.776,
"s": 26.486,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68109,
"c": 0.0601,
"h": 17.4
},
"luminance": 0.30606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8A8B
secondary
#C8D9D9
accent
#A5A340
background
#FCFAFA
surface
#F9F4F4
border
#D2CECE
text
#141010
muted
#827F7F