#BD6159#BD6159
#BD6159 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.120 H 26.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 97, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 52.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.94, 36.10, 21.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.94, 42.02, 30.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.95% 0.1073 0.0532) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.95% 0.12 26.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0661, 20.0924, 11.9021) |
| Luminance | 0.2009 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.68
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.76
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.60
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.83
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.85
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6159 #59B5BD
analogous
#BD5983 #BD6159 #BD9359
triadic
#BD6159 #59BD61 #6159BD
tetradic
#BD6159 #83BD59 #59B5BD #9359BD
square
#BD6159 #83BD59 #59B5BD #9359BD
split-complementary
#BD6159 #59BD93 #5983BD
monochromatic
#6F322C #9B453E #BD6159 #CE8B85 #E0B4B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#BD6159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#BD6159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6159
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6159 | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#777058
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8357
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD535F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 97, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.120 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59088',
500: '#bd6159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6159; $custom-light: #d59088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6159",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 97,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.8,
"s": 43.103,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59946,
"c": 0.11974,
"h": 26.4
},
"luminance": 0.20089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6159
secondary
#A4CBCE
accent
#C9D355
background
#FDF8F8
surface
#FBF0EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837D7C