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#BB818A Color

#BB818A is rgb(187, 129, 138) in RGB, hsl(351, 30%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Rose (#C08081), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.71. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB818A
HEX#BB818A
RGBrgb(187, 129, 138)
HSLhsl(351, 30%, 62%)
HSVhsv(351, 31%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.073 9)
LABlab(60.19% 24.00 4.67)
LCHlch(60.19% 24.45 11.02)

What #BB818A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BB818A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Rose#C08081ΔE 5.71Puce#CC8899ΔE 6.49Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 6.52English Lavender#B48395ΔE 6.99Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 7.73Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 8.82

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#BB818A Channel Values

How #BB818A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 129 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 351° · S 30% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 351° · S 31% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 26% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB818A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB818A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB818A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB818A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BB818A
Complementary
#81BBB2
Analogous
#BB81A7
Analogous
#BB9581
Triadic
#8ABB81
Triadic
#818ABB
Split comp.
#81BB95
Split comp.
#81A7BB

Tints & Shades of #BB818A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C49299
#CDA2A9
#D6B3B8
#E1C7CB
#EAD7DA
#F3E8E9

Shades

#AD6771
#95505B
#7B424B
#60343A
#46252A
#281518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB818A.

How #BB818A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BB818A
Protanopia#8D8D8A
Protanomaly#A2888A
Deuteranopia#979788
Deuteranomaly#A78F89
Tritanopia#BA8282
Tritanomaly#BB8285
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB818A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bb818a: #BB818A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB818A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb818a': '#BB818A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.506, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_bb818a">#BB818A</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB818A"

More Red Colors

#BB818A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#BB818A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB818A?

#BB818A is a light red — rgb(187, 129, 138) in RGB and hsl(351, 30%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.71.

What is the RGB value of #BB818A?

#BB818A is rgb(187, 129, 138) — red 187, green 129, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB818A?

#BB818A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB818A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB818A scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB818A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB818A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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