#BF8082

Closest named color: Brownish Pink (#C27E79). oklch(66.5% 0.078 17.3), rgb(191, 128, 130).

Black text reads best on this color (6.62:1).

About this color

#BF8082 is a medium-light, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 17°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Brownish Pink (#C27E79), ΔE 0.012 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.62:1.

Hue family	Reds
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.078)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Brownish Pink (#C27E79)
Black text	6.62:1
White text	3.16:1

Values

HEX	#BF8082
RGB	rgb(191, 128, 130)
HSL	hsl(358, 33%, 63%)
OKLCH	oklch(66.5% 0.078 17.3)

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 #BF8082	3.16:1	AA large text	Lc -64.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #BF8082	6.62:1	AA	Lc 45.4	Large or bold text, headings
#BF8082 text on white	3.16:1	AA large text	Lc 58.7	Large or bold text, headings
#BF8082 text on black	6.62:1	AA	Lc -43.0	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

#E7D4D4

oklch(88.5% 0.021 17.6)
Step 300
300

#D8B7B8

oklch(80.8% 0.038 15.9)
Step 400
400

#C49293

oklch(70.8% 0.061 17.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#BF8082

oklch(66.5% 0.078 17.3)
Step 600
600

#9F5E61

oklch(55.6% 0.085 17.2)
Step 700
700

#884D50

oklch(49.1% 0.08 17.2)
Step 800
800

#6F4042

oklch(42.9% 0.066 17.4)
Step 900
900

#5A3638

oklch(37.7% 0.052 16.2)
Step 950
950

#352021

oklch(27.1% 0.033 16.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BF8082 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)	#8C8982	0.083
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9B9581	0.077
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CB7A81	0.024
Achromatopsia (no color)	#919191	0.079