#BD8993#BD8993

#BD8993 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.065 H 6.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BD8993
RGB	rgb(189, 137, 147)
HSL	hsl(348, 28%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(348, 28%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 22.2%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.35, 21.33, 2.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.35, 21.48, 6.81°)
OKLab	oklab(68.36% 0.0644 0.007)
OKLCH	oklch(68.36% 0.065 6.2)
XYZ	xyz(35.1988, 30.8185, 31.6926)
Luminance	0.3082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BD8993 #89BDB3

analogous

#BD89AD #BD8993 #BD9989

triadic

#BD8993 #93BD89 #8993BD

tetradic

#BD8993 #ADBD89 #89BDB3 #9989BD

square

#BD8993 #ADBD89 #89BDB3 #9989BD

split-complementary

#BD8993 #89BD99 #89ADBD

monochromatic

#834954 #A7626F #BD8993 #D3B0B7 #E9D7DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.93

#BD8993 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.16

#BD8993 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BD8993

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BD8993	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BD8993	1.00	2.93	7.16	7.16
#FFFFFF	2.93	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#919193

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9D9A92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6858C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bd8993;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 137, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.065 6.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2abb2',
    500: '#bd8993',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bd8993;
$custom-light: #d2abb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bd8993",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 189,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.462,
    "s": 28.261,
    "l": 63.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68364,
    "c": 0.06482,
    "h": 6.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.30817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BD8993

secondary

#C8DAD7

accent

#A7933F

background

#FCFAFA

surface

#F9F4F5

border

#D2CECF

text

#141011

muted

#827F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #BD8993

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

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