#BB9FA4#BB9FA4
#BB9FA4 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.034 H 5.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9FA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 159, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 17%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 15%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 12.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.05, 11.12, 1.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.05, 11.19, 6.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.88% 0.0335 0.0034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.88% 0.034 5.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5921, 38.0424, 40.3721) |
| Luminance | 0.3804 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.05
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 6.62
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.01
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 7.16
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.28
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 8.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9FA4 #9FBBB6
analogous
#BB9FB2 #BB9FA4 #BBA89F
triadic
#BB9FA4 #A4BB9F #9FA4BB
tetradic
#BB9FA4 #B2BB9F #9FBBB6 #A89FBB
square
#BB9FA4 #B2BB9F #9FBBB6 #A89FBB
split-complementary
#BB9FA4 #9FBBA8 #9FB2BB
monochromatic
#835D64 #A27B82 #BB9FA4 #D4C3C6 #EEE7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#BB9FA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#BB9FA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9FA4
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9FA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9FA4 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A3A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A8A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C19DA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9fa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 159, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.034 5.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbbbe',
500: '#bb9fa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9fa4; $custom-light: #cfbbbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9fa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 159,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.286,
"s": 17.073,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72882,
"c": 0.03367,
"h": 5.8
},
"luminance": 0.38041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9FA4
secondary
#D7DFDE
accent
#9B8D4A
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141112
muted
#828081