#BB8284

Closest named color: Brownish Pink (#C27E79). oklch(66.4% 0.071 16.8), rgb(187, 130, 132).

Black text reads best on this color (6.63:1).

About this color

#BB8284 is a medium-light, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.071 and its hue 17°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brownish Pink (#C27E79), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.63:1.

Hue family	Reds
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.071)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Brownish Pink (#C27E79)
Black text	6.63:1
White text	3.16:1

Values

HEX	#BB8284
RGB	rgb(187, 130, 132)
HSL	hsl(358, 30%, 62%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.4% 0.071 16.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #BB8284	3.16:1	AA large text	Lc -64.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #BB8284	6.63:1	AA	Lc 45.4	Large or bold text, headings
#BB8284 text on white	3.16:1	AA large text	Lc 58.7	Large or bold text, headings
#BB8284 text on black	6.63:1	AA	Lc -43.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F8F4F4

oklch(97% 0.004 17.2)
Step 100
100

#F0E7E7

oklch(93.5% 0.01 17.3)
Step 200
200

#E6D4D4

oklch(88.5% 0.02 17.5)
Step 300
300

#D6B8B9

oklch(80.9% 0.035 15.6)
Step 400
400

#C19394

oklch(70.7% 0.056 17.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#BB8284

oklch(66.4% 0.071 16.8)
Step 600
600

#9B6063

oklch(55.5% 0.077 16.6)
Step 700
700

#845052

oklch(49.1% 0.07 17.4)
Step 800
800

#6C4143

oklch(42.7% 0.06 16.9)
Step 900
900

#583739

oklch(37.7% 0.047 15.6)
Step 950
950

#332121

oklch(27% 0.028 19.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BB8284 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#8C8A84	0.076
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9A9583	0.070
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#C67C83	0.022
Achromatopsia (no color)	#919191	0.071