#BF8587

Closest named color: Old Rose (#C87F89). oklch(67.5% 0.072 16.9), rgb(191, 133, 135).

Black text reads best on this color (6.92:1).

About this color

#BF8587 is a medium-light, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 68%, its chroma 0.072 and its hue 17°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Old Rose (#C87F89), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.92:1.

Hue family	Reds
Lightness	medium-light (68%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.072)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Old Rose (#C87F89)
Black text	6.92:1
White text	3.03:1

Values

HEX	#BF8587
RGB	rgb(191, 133, 135)
HSL	hsl(358, 31%, 64%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.5% 0.072 16.9)

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 #BF8587	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc -62.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #BF8587	6.92:1	AA	Lc 47.0	Large or bold text, headings
#BF8587 text on white	3.03:1	AA large text	Lc 57.0	Large or bold text, headings
#BF8587 text on black	6.92:1	AA	Lc -44.7	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 400.

Step 50
50

#F9F4F4

oklch(97.1% 0.005 17.2)
Step 100
100

#F2E7E7

oklch(93.7% 0.012 17.4)
Step 200
200

#E9D3D3

oklch(88.5% 0.025 17.6)
Step 300
300

#DCB6B6

oklch(81% 0.044 18.1)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#BF8587

oklch(67.5% 0.072 16.9)
Step 500
500

#BA7276

oklch(63.1% 0.091 16.4)
Step 600
600

#A5595E

oklch(55.5% 0.1 16.7)
Step 700
700

#8E494E

oklch(49.2% 0.093 16.5)
Step 800
800

#733C40

oklch(42.6% 0.077 16.3)
Step 900
900

#5D3436

oklch(37.7% 0.059 17.1)
Step 950
950

#371F20

oklch(27.1% 0.038 17.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#BF8587 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)	#8F8D87	0.077
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9D9886	0.071
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#CA7F86	0.022
Achromatopsia (no color)	#949494	0.072