#BF797C#BF797C

#BF797C is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.088 H 17.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BF797C
RGB	rgb(191, 121, 124)
HSL	hsl(357, 35%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(357, 37%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.6%, 35.1%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.23, 27.72, 9.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.23, 29.42, 19.57°)
OKLab	oklab(65.06% 0.0841 0.0257)
OKLCH	oklch(65.06% 0.088 17)
XYZ	xyz(31.9625, 26.2087, 22.4402)
Luminance	0.2621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BF797C #79BFBC

analogous

#BF799F #BF797C #BF9979

triadic

#BF797C #7CBF79 #797CBF

tetradic

#BF797C #9FBF79 #79BFBC #9979BF

square

#BF797C #9FBF79 #79BFBC #9979BF

split-complementary

#BF797C #79BF99 #799FBF

monochromatic

#803D40 #AA5155 #BF797C #D3A2A4 #E7CCCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.36

#BF797C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.24

#BF797C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BF797C

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BF797C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BF797C	1.00	3.36	6.24	6.24
#FFFFFF	3.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#86847C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97917B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC727A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bf797c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 121, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.088 17.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4a0a1',
    500: '#bf797c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bf797c;
$custom-light: #d4a0a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bf797c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 191,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.429,
    "s": 35.354,
    "l": 61.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65056,
    "c": 0.08791,
    "h": 17
  },
  "luminance": 0.26206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BF797C

secondary

#BDD7D6

accent

#AEA937

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FAF2F2

border

#D3CCCC

text

#140F0F

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BF797C

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

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