#BD797C#BD797C
#BD797C is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.085 H 16.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD797C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 121, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 34%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 36%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 34.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.99, 26.95, 9.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.99, 28.57, 19.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.82% 0.0818 0.0247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.82% 0.085 16.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4629, 25.9511, 22.4168) |
| Luminance | 0.2595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 2.20
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 2.73
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 3.43
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 3.69
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 3.81
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD797C #79BDBA
analogous
#BD799E #BD797C #BD9879
triadic
#BD797C #7CBD79 #797CBD
tetradic
#BD797C #9EBD79 #79BDBA #9879BD
square
#BD797C #9EBD79 #79BDBA #9879BD
split-complementary
#BD797C #79BD98 #799EBD
monochromatic
#7E3E41 #A75256 #BD797C #D1A2A4 #E5CBCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#BD797C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#BD797C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD797C
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD797C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD797C | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86837C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96907B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA727A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd797c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 121, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.085 16.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a0a1',
500: '#bd797c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd797c; $custom-light: #d3a0a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd797c",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 121,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.353,
"s": 34,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64816,
"c": 0.08542,
"h": 16.8
},
"luminance": 0.25949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD797C
secondary
#BCD6D5
accent
#ADA839
background
#FDF9F9
surface
#FAF2F2
border
#D3CCCC
text
#140F0F
muted
#837E7E