#BE8382

Closest named color: Brownish Pink (#C27E79). oklch(66.9% 0.073 20.3), rgb(190, 131, 130).

Black text reads best on this color (6.75:1).

About this color

#BE8382 is a medium-light, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.073 and its hue 20°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brownish Pink (#C27E79), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.75:1.

Hue family	Reds
Lightness	medium-light (67%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.073)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Brownish Pink (#C27E79)
Black text	6.75:1
White text	3.10:1

Values

HEX	#BE8382
RGB	rgb(190, 131, 130)
HSL	hsl(1, 32%, 63%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.9% 0.073 20.3)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #BE8382	3.10:1	AA large text	Lc -63.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #BE8382	6.75:1	AA	Lc 46.1	Large or bold text, headings
#BE8382 text on white	3.10:1	AA large text	Lc 58.0	Large or bold text, headings
#BE8382 text on black	6.75:1	AA	Lc -43.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F9F4F4

oklch(97.1% 0.005 17.2)
Step 100
100

#F1E7E7

oklch(93.6% 0.011 17.4)
Step 200
200

#E6D4D4

oklch(88.5% 0.02 17.5)
Step 300
300

#D7B8B7

oklch(80.9% 0.036 20.1)
Step 400
400

#C29392

oklch(70.7% 0.057 20)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#BE8382

oklch(66.9% 0.073 20.3)
Step 600
600

#9D6060

oklch(55.7% 0.08 19.9)
Step 700
700

#864F4F

oklch(49.1% 0.074 20.1)
Step 800
800

#6D4141

oklch(42.7% 0.062 19.9)
Step 900
900

#583737

oklch(37.6% 0.048 19.5)
Step 950
950

#342020

oklch(26.9% 0.031 19.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BE8382 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#8E8B82	0.077
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9C9781	0.073
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CA7D83	0.024
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.074