#B97E8A#B97E8A
#B97E8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.075 H 6.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B97E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 126, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 30%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 32%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.9%, 25.4%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.04, 24.58, 2.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.04, 24.75, 6.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.64% 0.0744 0.0078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.64% 0.075 6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0565, 27.0729, 27.5769) |
| Luminance | 0.2707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 3.56
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 3.75
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 4.40
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 4.46
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 5.05
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B97E8A #7EB9AD
analogous
#B97EA7 #B97E8A #B98F7E
triadic
#B97E8A #8AB97E #7E8AB9
tetradic
#B97E8A #A7B97E #7EB9AD #8F7EB9
square
#B97E8A #A7B97E #7EB9AD #8F7EB9
split-complementary
#B97E8A #7EB98F #7EA7B9
monochromatic
#7A424E #A25867 #B97E8A #CFA6AE #E4CDD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#B97E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#B97E8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B97E8A
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B97E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B97E8A | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87888A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959289
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37A82
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b97e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 126, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.075 6.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa4ac',
500: '#b97e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b97e8a; $custom-light: #cfa4ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b97e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 126,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.797,
"s": 29.648,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65636,
"c": 0.07476,
"h": 6
},
"luminance": 0.27071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B97E8A
secondary
#BED5D0
accent
#A8933D
background
#FCFAFA
surface
#F9F4F4
border
#D2CECE
text
#140F10
muted
#827F7F