#B56E7E#B56E7E
#B56E7E is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.092 H 5.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B56E7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 110, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 32%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 39%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.2%, 30.4%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.54, 30.23, 3.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.54, 30.40, 6.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.98% 0.0916 0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.98% 0.092 5.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3988, 22.4841, 22.5787) |
| Luminance | 0.2248 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 2.11
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.49
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 4.39
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 4.88
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 5.39
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B56E7E #6EB5A5
analogous
#B56EA2 #B56E7E #B5826E
triadic
#B56E7E #7EB56E #6E7EB5
tetradic
#B56E7E #A2B56E #6EB5A5 #826EB5
square
#B56E7E #A2B56E #6EB5A5 #826EB5
split-complementary
#B56E7E #6EB582 #6EA2B5
monochromatic
#703945 #984E5E #B56E7E #CA97A2 #DEBFC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#B56E7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.50
#B56E7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B56E7E
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B56E7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B56E7E | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.50 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797A7E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B877D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16874
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b56e7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 110, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.092 5.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd98a3',
500: '#b56e7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b56e7e; $custom-light: #cd98a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b56e7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 110,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.479,
"s": 32.42,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61976,
"c": 0.09199,
"h": 5.5
},
"luminance": 0.22482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B56E7E
secondary
#B1CEC7
accent
#C9B15F
background
#FCF9FA
surface
#F9F2F3
border
#D2CCCD
text
#140E0F
muted
#827E7F