#BB9EA0#BB9EA0
#BB9EA0 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.034 H 13.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9EA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 158, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 18%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 16%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 14.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.69, 11.01, 2.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.69, 11.39, 14.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.57% 0.0335 0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.57% 0.034 13.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0653, 37.5577, 38.4424) |
| Luminance | 0.3756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 4.51
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 5.94
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.40
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.45
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 7.51
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 8.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9EA0 #9EBBB9
analogous
#BB9EAE #BB9EA0 #BBAA9E
triadic
#BB9EA0 #A0BB9E #9EA0BB
tetradic
#BB9EA0 #AEBB9E #9EBBB9 #AA9EBB
square
#BB9EA0 #AEBB9E #9EBBB9 #AA9EBB
split-complementary
#BB9EA0 #9EBBAA #9EAEBB
monochromatic
#835C5E #A27A7D #BB9EA0 #D4C2C3 #EDE6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BB9EA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.51
#BB9EA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9EA0
8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9EA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9EA0 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.51 | 8.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A2A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A7A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19C9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9ea0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 158, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.034 13.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbabc',
500: '#bb9ea0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9ea0; $custom-light: #cfbabc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9ea0",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 158,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.862,
"s": 17.576,
"l": 67.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72568,
"c": 0.03443,
"h": 13.3
},
"luminance": 0.37557
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9EA0
secondary
#D6DFDE
accent
#9C964A
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141112
muted
#828081