HEX atlas value

#BB8181

#BB8181 is a warm red HEX color close to Dusty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 129, 129, HSL 0, 30%, 62%, has luminance 0.2785, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#BB8181 Sample readable text

HEX #BB8181

RGB rgb(187, 129, 129)

HSL hsl(0 30% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 31, 31, 27)

Luminance 0.2785

Contrast Black 6.57:1White 3.2:1

CSS

--color-bb8181: #BB8181;
.background-bb8181 { background-color: #BB8181; }
.text-bb8181 { color: #BB8181; }

Luminance0.2785

Black text6.57:1AA Pass

White text3.2:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BB8181","rgb":[187,129,129],"hsl":[0,30,62],"cmyk":[0,31,31,27],"luminance":0.2785,"contrast":{"black":6.57,"white":3.2}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.57,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.2,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBBDBD","hex":"#DBBDBD","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.03,"contrastWhite":1.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#81BBBB","hex":"#81BBBB","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.76,"contrastWhite":2.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BB9E81","hex":"#BB9E81","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.32,"contrastWhite":2.52,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Dusty Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bb8181.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rose-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#81BBBB","analogous":["#BB819E","#BB9E81"],"triadic":["#81BB81","#8181BB"],"tetradic":["#9EBB81","#81BBBB","#9E81BB"],"splitComplementary":["#81BB9E","#819EBB"],"monochromatic":["#DBBDBD","#BB8181","#924F4F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DBBDBD","dark":"#924F4F","saturated":"#D06C6C","desaturated":"#A69696","pastel":"#E3D9D9","neon":"#FF6666"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":5.0990195135927845},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":19.82422760159901},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":21},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":33.83784863137726},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":34.785054261852174}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BB8181

#BB8181 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #BB8181 is visually closest to Dusty Rose, a named red color with HEX #C08081.

The RGB channels are 187, 129, and 129, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 30% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.2785, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 5.10, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.57:1AA Pass

White text3.2:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BB8181 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.57:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.2:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBBDBD#000000 text · best 12.03:1#DBBDBD

#81BBBB#000000 text · best 9.76:1#81BBBB

#BB9E81#000000 text · best 8.32:1#BB9E81

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

Generated Palette

#BB8181#BB8181

#81BBBB#81BBBB

#BB819E#BB819E

#BB9E81#BB9E81

#DBBDBD#DBBDBD

#924F4F#924F4F

Color Harmonies

#81BBBB#81BBBB

#BB819E#BB819E

#BB9E81#BB9E81

#81BB81#81BB81

#8181BB#8181BB

Variants

#DBBDBD#DBBDBD

#924F4F#924F4F

#D06C6C#D06C6C

#A69696#A69696

#E3D9D9#E3D9D9

#FF6666#FF6666

Nearest Named Colors

Dusty Rose#C08081

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Rose Gold#B76E79

Camel#C19A6B

Driftwood#A69A8D

#BB8181

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BB8181

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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