#BD7872#BD7872

#BD7872 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.088 H 25.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD7872
RGB	rgb(189, 120, 114)
HSL	hsl(5, 36%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(5, 40%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.5%, 39.7%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.53, 26.28, 14.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.53, 30.06, 29.05°)
OKLab	oklab(64.39% 0.0794 0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(64.39% 0.088 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.7414, 25.4691, 19.2132)
Luminance	0.2547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BD7872 #72B7BD

analogous

#BD7292 #BD7872 #BD9E72

triadic

#BD7872 #72BD78 #7872BD

tetradic

#BD7872 #92BD72 #72B7BD #9E72BD

square

#BD7872 #92BD72 #72B7BD #9E72BD

split-complementary

#BD7872 #72BD9E #7292BD

monochromatic

#7B3F3A #A5544D #BD7872 #D1A09C #E4C8C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.45

#BD7872 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.09

#BD7872 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD7872

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD7872	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD7872	1.00	3.45	6.09	6.09
#FFFFFF	3.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#878271

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#979071

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB6F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd7872;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 120, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.088 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d39f9a',
    500: '#bd7872',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd7872;
$custom-light: #d39f9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd7872",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.8,
    "s": 36.232,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64386,
    "c": 0.08774,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD7872

secondary

#B7D2D4

accent

#C3CC5C

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FAF2F2

border

#D3CCCC

text

#140E0E

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD7872

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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