#BF9CA2#BF9CA2
#BF9CA2 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.042 H 6.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BF9CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 156, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 21%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 18%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 15.2%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.62, 13.92, 1.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.62, 14.04, 7.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.62% 0.042 0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.62% 0.042 6.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8958, 37.4632, 39.3050) |
| Luminance | 0.3746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 5.01
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 5.06
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 5.12
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 5.70
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 6.14
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BF9CA2 #9CBFB9
analogous
#BF9CB3 #BF9CA2 #BFA79C
triadic
#BF9CA2 #A2BF9C #9CA2BF
tetradic
#BF9CA2 #B3BF9C #9CBFB9 #A79CBF
square
#BF9CA2 #B3BF9C #9CBFB9 #A79CBF
split-complementary
#BF9CA2 #9CBFA7 #9CB3BF
monochromatic
#885860 #A7777F #BF9CA2 #D7C1C5 #EFE6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#BF9CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#BF9CA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BF9CA2
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BF9CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BF9CA2 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A1A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A7A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69A9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bf9ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 156, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.042 6.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b9bd',
500: '#bf9ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bf9ca2; $custom-light: #d2b9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bf9ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 156,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.714,
"s": 21.472,
"l": 68.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72619,
"c": 0.04229,
"h": 6.6
},
"luminance": 0.37462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BF9CA2
secondary
#D6E1DF
accent
#A09046
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141112
muted
#828081