#BB8D97#BB8D97
#BB8D97 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.057 H 4.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8D97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 141, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 25%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 25%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 19.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.22, 18.97, 1.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.22, 19.03, 4.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.02% 0.0572 0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.02% 0.057 4.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.6045, 31.8505, 33.5445) |
| Luminance | 0.3185 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 1.83
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 2.56
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 3.58
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 3.95
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 6.31
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8D97 #8DBBB1
analogous
#BB8DAE #BB8D97 #BB9A8D
triadic
#BB8D97 #97BB8D #8D97BB
tetradic
#BB8D97 #AEBB8D #8DBBB1 #9A8DBB
square
#BB8D97 #AEBB8D #8DBBB1 #9A8DBB
split-complementary
#BB8D97 #8DBB9A #8DAEBB
monochromatic
#814D58 #A46774 #BB8D97 #D2B3BA #E9DADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#BB8D97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.37
#BB8D97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8D97
7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8D97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8D97 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.37 | 7.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939497
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9C96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C38A90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8d97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 141, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.057 4.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0aeb5',
500: '#bb8d97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8d97; $custom-light: #d0aeb5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8d97",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 141,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.957,
"s": 25.275,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69019,
"c": 0.05733,
"h": 4.2
},
"luminance": 0.31849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8D97
secondary
#CADAD6
accent
#A48E42
background
#FCFAFB
surface
#F9F4F6
border
#D2CED0
text
#141011
muted
#827F80