#B56973#B56973
#B56973 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.098 H 11.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B56973 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 105, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 34%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 42%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 36.5%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.13, 31.52, 7.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.13, 32.45, 13.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.81% 0.0956 0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.81% 0.098 11.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2033, 21.1670, 18.8692) |
| Luminance | 0.2117 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 1.11
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 3.76
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 4.65
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.39
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 6.00
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B56973 #69B5AB
analogous
#B56999 #B56973 #B58569
triadic
#B56973 #73B569 #6973B5
tetradic
#B56973 #99B569 #69B5AB #8569B5
square
#B56973 #99B569 #69B5AB #8569B5
split-complementary
#B56973 #69B585 #6999B5
monochromatic
#6E363D #974A54 #B56973 #C99299 #DDBBBF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#B56973 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#B56973 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B56973
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B56973 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B56973 | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#777673
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A8472
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2616D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b56973; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 105, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.098 11.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd959b',
500: '#b56973',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b56973; $custom-light: #cd959b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b56973",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 105,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.105,
"s": 33.929,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60811,
"c": 0.09769,
"h": 11.9
},
"luminance": 0.21165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B56973
secondary
#ADCDC8
accent
#CABC5E
background
#FCF9F9
surface
#F9F2F2
border
#D2CCCC
text
#140D0E
muted
#827E7E