#B16E7E#B16E7E
#B16E7E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.087 H 4.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16E7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 110, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 30%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 38%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.9%, 28.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.03, 28.72, 2.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.03, 28.83, 4.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.49% 0.0869 0.0068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.49% 0.087 4.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4741, 22.0073, 22.5354) |
| Luminance | 0.2200 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 1.37
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 4.10
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.09
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 5.61
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 6.25
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16E7E #6EB1A1
analogous
#B16EA0 #B16E7E #B1806E
triadic
#B16E7E #7EB16E #6E7EB1
tetradic
#B16E7E #A0B16E #6EB1A1 #806EB1
square
#B16E7E #A0B16E #6EB1A1 #806EB1
split-complementary
#B16E7E #6EB180 #6EA0B1
monochromatic
#6B3A45 #934F5F #B16E7E #C696A1 #DCBEC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#B16E7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.40
#B16E7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16E7E
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16E7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16E7E | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787A7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88867D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC6974
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16e7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 110, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.087 4.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca98a3',
500: '#b16e7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16e7e; $custom-light: #ca98a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16e7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 110,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.672,
"s": 30.045,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61485,
"c": 0.08719,
"h": 4.5
},
"luminance": 0.22005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16E7E
secondary
#B0CBC5
accent
#C6AE62
background
#FCF9FA
surface
#F9F2F3
border
#D2CCCD
text
#130E0F
muted
#827E7F