#BD8080#BD8080

#BD8080 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.076 H 19.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8080
RGB	rgb(189, 128, 128)
HSL	hsl(0, 32%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(0, 32%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 32.3%, 32.3%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.72, 23.61, 9.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.72, 25.50, 22.18°)
OKLab	oklab(66.18% 0.0718 0.0251)
OKLCH	oklch(66.18% 0.076 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(32.6027, 27.8178, 24.0701)
Luminance	0.2782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8080 #80BDBD

analogous

#BD809F #BD8080 #BD9F80

triadic

#BD8080 #80BD80 #8080BD

tetradic

#BD8080 #9FBD80 #80BDBD #9F80BD

square

#BD8080 #9FBD80 #80BDBD #9F80BD

split-complementary

#BD8080 #80BD9F #809FBD

monochromatic

#804343 #A85858 #BD8080 #D2A8A8 #E7D1D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20

#BD8080 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.56

#BD8080 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8080

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8080	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8080	1.00	3.20	6.56	6.56
#FFFFFF	3.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C8980

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9A947F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C97980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8080;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 128, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.076 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2a5a4',
    500: '#bd8080',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8080;
$custom-light: #d2a5a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8080",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 31.606,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66179,
    "c": 0.07603,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8080

secondary

#C1D8D8

accent

#AAAA3B

background

#FDFAFA

surface

#FAF4F4

border

#D3CECE

text

#140F0F

muted

#837F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8080

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

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