#B8596A#B8596A
#B8596A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.124 H 10.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8596A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 89, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 40%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 52%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 42.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.95, 40.06, 8.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.95, 40.97, 12.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.41% 0.1215 0.0224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.41% 0.124 10.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9426, 18.3784, 15.8140) |
| Luminance | 0.1838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 4.29
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 4.40
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.48
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.59
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 5.83
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8596A #59B8A7
analogous
#B85999 #B8596A #B87759
triadic
#B8596A #6AB859 #596AB8
tetradic
#B8596A #99B859 #59B8A7 #7759B8
square
#B8596A #99B859 #59B8A7 #7759B8
split-complementary
#B8596A #59B877 #5999B8
monochromatic
#692D38 #943F4F #B8596A #CA8490 #DDAFB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#B8596A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#B8596A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B8596A
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8596A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8596A | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6B6A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847E68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C74E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8596a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 89, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.124 10.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18b94',
500: '#b8596a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8596a; $custom-light: #d18b94; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8596a",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 89,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.263,
"s": 40.084,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58411,
"c": 0.12353,
"h": 10.4
},
"luminance": 0.18376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8596A
secondary
#A2CBC3
accent
#D0BA58
background
#FDF8F9
surface
#FAF0F1
border
#D3CBCB
text
#140C0D
muted
#837D7E