#BD5A5E#BD5A5E
#BD5A5E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.128 H 19.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5A5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 90, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 52%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 50.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.62, 40.16, 16.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.62, 43.53, 22.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.98% 0.1205 0.0422) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.98% 0.128 19.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6647, 18.9422, 12.8395) |
| Luminance | 0.1894 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.88
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.76
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.86
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.59
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.60
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5A5E #5ABDB9
analogous
#BD5A8F #BD5A5E #BD885A
triadic
#BD5A5E #5EBD5A #5A5EBD
tetradic
#BD5A5E #8FBD5A #5ABDB9 #885ABD
square
#BD5A5E #8FBD5A #5ABDB9 #885ABD
split-complementary
#BD5A5E #5ABD88 #5A8FBD
monochromatic
#702D2F #9C3E42 #BD5A5E #CE8689 #E0B1B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.39
#BD5A5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.79
#BD5A5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD5A5E
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5A5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5A5E | 1.00 | 4.39 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706C5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#89805C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4C5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5a5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 90, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.128 19.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58b8b',
500: '#bd5a5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5a5e; $custom-light: #d58b8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5a5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 90,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.576,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58975,
"c": 0.12769,
"h": 19.3
},
"luminance": 0.18939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5A5E
secondary
#A5CECD
accent
#D3CE55
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0F0
border
#D4CBCB
text
#150C0C
muted
#837D7D