#BE8A8D#BE8A8D
#BE8A8D is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.310; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.064 H 15.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BE8A8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(190, 138, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 29%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 27%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.4%, 25.8%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.55, 20.26, 6.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.55, 21.20, 17.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.49% 0.0616 0.0166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.49% 0.064 15) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1320, 31.0491, 29.3367) |
| Luminance | 0.3105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 2.31
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 2.60
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 3.68
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 4.88
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 5.35
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BE8A8D #8ABEBB
analogous
#BE8AA7 #BE8A8D #BEA18A
triadic
#BE8A8D #8DBE8A #8A8DBE
tetradic
#BE8A8D #A7BE8A #8ABEBB #A18ABE
square
#BE8A8D #A7BE8A #8ABEBB #A18ABE
split-complementary
#BE8A8D #8ABEA1 #8AA7BE
monochromatic
#84494D #A86367 #BE8A8D #D4B1B3 #EAD9DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.91
#BE8A8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.21
#BE8A8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BE8A8D
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BE8A8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BE8A8D | 1.00 | 2.91 | 7.21 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93918D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9B8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8858B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #be8a8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(190, 138, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.064 15.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2acae',
500: '#be8a8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #be8a8d; $custom-light: #d2acae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#be8a8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 190,
"g": 138,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.538,
"s": 28.571,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68488,
"c": 0.06381,
"h": 15
},
"luminance": 0.31047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BE8A8D
secondary
#C9DBDA
accent
#A7A13E
background
#FDFAFA
surface
#FAF4F4
border
#D3CECE
text
#141010
muted
#837F7F