#BD9EA4#BD9EA4
#BD9EA4 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.037 H 5.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD9EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 158, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 19%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 16%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 13.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.99, 12.41, 1.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.99, 12.47, 5.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.88% 0.0374 0.0033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.88% 0.037 5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9137, 37.9540, 40.3381) |
| Luminance | 0.3795 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.55
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.01
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 6.03
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 6.29
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 6.35
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD9EA4 #9EBDB7
analogous
#BD9EB3 #BD9EA4 #BDA79E
triadic
#BD9EA4 #A4BD9E #9EA4BD
tetradic
#BD9EA4 #B3BD9E #9EBDB7 #A79EBD
square
#BD9EA4 #B3BD9E #9EBDB7 #A79EBD
split-complementary
#BD9EA4 #9EBDA7 #9EB3BD
monochromatic
#865B63 #A47A82 #BD9EA4 #D6C2C6 #EFE7E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#BD9EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#BD9EA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BD9EA4
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD9EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD9EA4 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A3A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A8A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39CA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd9ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 158, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.037 5.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1babe',
500: '#bd9ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd9ea4; $custom-light: #d1babe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd9ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 158,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.387,
"s": 19.018,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72875,
"c": 0.03749,
"h": 5
},
"luminance": 0.37953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD9EA4
secondary
#D7E0DE
accent
#9D8D48
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141112
muted
#828081