#BD797E#BD797E
#BD797E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.085 H 14.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD797E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 121, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 34%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 36%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 33.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.04, 27.21, 8.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.04, 28.47, 17.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.87% 0.0826 0.022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.87% 0.085 14.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5906, 26.0022, 23.0897) |
| Luminance | 0.2600 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 2.00
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 2.73
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 3.19
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 3.20
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 4.11
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD797E #79BDB8
analogous
#BD79A0 #BD797E #BD9679
triadic
#BD797E #7EBD79 #797EBD
tetradic
#BD797E #A0BD79 #79BDB8 #9679BD
square
#BD797E #A0BD79 #79BDB8 #9679BD
split-complementary
#BD797E #79BD96 #79A0BD
monochromatic
#7E3E43 #A75258 #BD797E #D1A2A5 #E5CBCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#BD797E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#BD797E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD797E
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD797E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD797E | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85847E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96907D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9727B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd797e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 121, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.085 14.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a0a3',
500: '#bd797e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd797e; $custom-light: #d3a0a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd797e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 121,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.588,
"s": 34,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64869,
"c": 0.08544,
"h": 14.9
},
"luminance": 0.26
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD797E
secondary
#BCD6D4
accent
#ADA439
background
#FDF9FA
surface
#FAF2F3
border
#D3CCCD
text
#140F0F
muted
#837E7F