#BD7D79#BD7D79
#BD7D79 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.081 H 23.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD7D79 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 125, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 34%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 36%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.9%, 36%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.85, 24.37, 12.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.85, 27.35, 27.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.46% 0.0739 0.032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.46% 0.081 23.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7723, 26.8688, 21.5982) |
| Luminance | 0.2687 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brownish Pink
#C27E79
ΔE00 1.15
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 4.19
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 4.78
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 5.61
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 6.33
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD7D79 #79B9BD
analogous
#BD7997 #BD7D79 #BD9F79
triadic
#BD7D79 #79BD7D #7D79BD
tetradic
#BD7D79 #97BD79 #79B9BD #9F79BD
square
#BD7D79 #97BD79 #79B9BD #9F79BD
split-complementary
#BD7D79 #79BD9F #7997BD
monochromatic
#7E423E #A75752 #BD7D79 #D1A5A2 #E5CDCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#BD7D79 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#BD7D79 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD7D79
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD7D79 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD7D79 | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A8678
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999278
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA757C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd7d79; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 125, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.081 23.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a39f',
500: '#bd7d79',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd7d79; $custom-light: #d3a39f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd7d79",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 125,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.529,
"s": 34,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65455,
"c": 0.08057,
"h": 23.4
},
"luminance": 0.26867
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD7D79
secondary
#BCD4D6
accent
#A6AD39
background
#FDFAF9
surface
#FAF4F2
border
#D3CECC
text
#140F0E
muted
#837F7E