#BFABA8#BFABA8
#BFABA8 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.024 H 27.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BFABA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(191, 171, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 15%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 12%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.5%, 12%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.58, 6.70, 4.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.58, 7.90, 31.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.75% 0.0209 0.0111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.75% 0.024 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.1162, 43.0302, 43.0726) |
| Luminance | 0.4303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 2.97
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 8.92
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 9.11
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 9.12
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 9.60
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BFABA8 #A8BCBF
analogous
#BFA8B0 #BFABA8 #BFB6A8
triadic
#BFABA8 #A8BFAB #ABA8BF
tetradic
#BFABA8 #B0BFA8 #A8BCBF #B6A8BF
square
#BFABA8 #B0BFA8 #A8BCBF #B6A8BF
split-complementary
#BFABA8 #A8BFB6 #A8B0BF
monochromatic
#886964 #A58985 #BFABA8 #D9CDCB #F2EEED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#BFABA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#BFABA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BFABA8
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BFABA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BFABA8 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFADA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B1A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4A9AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bfaba8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(191, 171, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.024 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2c4c1',
500: '#bfaba8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bfaba8; $custom-light: #d2c4c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bfaba8",
"rgb": {
"r": 191,
"g": 171,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.826,
"s": 15.232,
"l": 70.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7575,
"c": 0.02369,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.43029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BFABA8
secondary
#DEE4E5
accent
#8F994C
background
#FCFCFB
surface
#F9F8F7
border
#D2D1D0
text
#141212
muted
#828181