#BD6859#BD6859
#BD6859 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.112 H 31.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD6859 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 104, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45%, 52.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.43, 32.39, 23.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.43, 40.01, 35.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.08% 0.0958 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.08% 0.112 31.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7417, 21.4435, 12.1273) |
| Luminance | 0.2144 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.41
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.46
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.58
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.92
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.44
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD6859 #59AEBD
analogous
#BD597C #BD6859 #BD9A59
triadic
#BD6859 #59BD68 #6859BD
tetradic
#BD6859 #7CBD59 #59AEBD #9A59BD
square
#BD6859 #7CBD59 #59AEBD #9A59BD
split-complementary
#BD6859 #59BD9A #597CBD
monochromatic
#6F362C #9B4C3E #BD6859 #CE9085 #E0B8B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#BD6859 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#BD6859 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD6859
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD6859 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD6859 | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7558
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918758
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5B64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd6859; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 104, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.112 31.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59488',
500: '#bd6859',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd6859; $custom-light: #d59488; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd6859",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 104,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9,
"s": 43.103,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61082,
"c": 0.1119,
"h": 31.1
},
"luminance": 0.21441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD6859
secondary
#A4C8CE
accent
#C0D355
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF1EF
border
#D4CBCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837E7C