#B09CA8#B09CA8
#B09CA8 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.029 H 341.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B09CA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 156, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(324, 11%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(324, 11%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 4.5%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.39, 9.48, -3.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.39, 10.12, 339.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.39% 0.0272 -0.0093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.39% 0.029 341.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8601, 35.8348, 42.0132) |
| Luminance | 0.3583 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.30
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.44
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.18
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 9.46
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.90
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B09CA8 #9CB0A4
analogous
#AE9CB0 #B09CA8 #B09C9E
triadic
#B09CA8 #A8B09C #9CA8B0
tetradic
#B09CA8 #B0AE9C #9CB0A4 #9C9EB0
square
#B09CA8 #B0AE9C #9CB0A4 #9C9EB0
split-complementary
#B09CA8 #9EB09C #9CB0AE
monochromatic
#755D6B #957A8A #B09CA8 #CBBEC6 #E6E0E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#B09CA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.17
#B09CA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B09CA8
8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B09CA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B09CA8 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.17 | 8.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA0A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A2A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39CA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b09ca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 156, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.029 341.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7b9c1',
500: '#b09ca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b09ca8; $custom-light: #c7b9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b09ca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 156,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 324,
"s": 11.236,
"l": 65.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71389,
"c": 0.02877,
"h": 341.1
},
"luminance": 0.35834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B09CA8
secondary
#D1D7D3
accent
#956C50
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F7
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081