#B86159#B86159
#B86159 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.114 H 26.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B86159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 97, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 40%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 52%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.3%, 51.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.23, 34.17, 20.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.23, 39.81, 30.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.25% 0.1017 0.0507) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.25% 0.114 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8468, 19.4637, 11.8449) |
| Luminance | 0.1946 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.56
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.61
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.38
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 6.47
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.80
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B86159 #59B0B8
analogous
#B85980 #B86159 #B89059
triadic
#B86159 #59B861 #6159B8
tetradic
#B86159 #80B859 #59B0B8 #9059B8
square
#B86159 #80B859 #59B0B8 #9059B8
split-complementary
#B86159 #59B890 #5980B8
monochromatic
#69322D #94473F #B86159 #CA8A84 #DDB3AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#B86159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#B86159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B86159
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B86159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B86159 | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756F58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8157
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8545F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b86159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 97, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.114 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18f88',
500: '#b86159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b86159; $custom-light: #d18f88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b86159",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 97,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.053,
"s": 40.084,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59254,
"c": 0.11365,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.19461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B86159
secondary
#A2C7CB
accent
#C6D058
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FAF0EF
border
#D3CBCA
text
#150C0B
muted
#837D7C