#B18C8A#B18C8A
#B18C8A is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.045 H 21.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B18C8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 140, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 20%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 22%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.9%, 22%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 13.70, 6.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 15.13, 25.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.42% 0.042 0.0169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.42% 0.045 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0973, 29.9396, 28.1280) |
| Luminance | 0.2994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 2.93
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 6.78
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 6.87
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 7.77
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.79
Reddish Grey
#997570
ΔE00 8.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B18C8A #8AAFB1
analogous
#B18A9C #B18C8A #B1A08A
triadic
#B18C8A #8AB18C #8C8AB1
tetradic
#B18C8A #9CB18A #8AAFB1 #A08AB1
square
#B18C8A #9CB18A #8AAFB1 #A08AB1
split-complementary
#B18C8A #8AB1A0 #8A9CB1
monochromatic
#744F4D #986866 #B18C8A #C9B0AF #E2D4D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#B18C8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#B18C8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B18C8A
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B18C8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B18C8A | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93918A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B978A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9888C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b18c8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 140, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.045 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9adac',
500: '#b18c8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b18c8a; $custom-light: #c9adac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b18c8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 140,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.077,
"s": 20,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67419,
"c": 0.0453,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.29938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B18C8A
secondary
#C4D2D3
accent
#9A9E47
background
#FCFAFA
surface
#F8F4F4
border
#D1CECE
text
#131010
muted
#827F7F