#B15979#B15979
#B15979 is a mid, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.119 H 358.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B15979 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 89, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 36%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(338, 50%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 31.6%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.34, 39.37, -1.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.34, 39.40, 357.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.88% 0.1194 -0.0032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.88% 0.119 358.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1561, 17.8746, 20.2107) |
| Luminance | 0.1787 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Plum
#9D5783
ΔE00 6.81
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 6.96
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 7.04
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 7.50
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 7.61
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B15979 #59B191
analogous
#B159A5 #B15979 #B16559
triadic
#B15979 #79B159 #5979B1
tetradic
#B15979 #A5B159 #59B191 #6559B1
square
#B15979 #A5B159 #59B191 #6559B1
split-complementary
#B15979 #59B165 #59A5B1
monochromatic
#622E41 #8B415C #B15979 #C5839B #D8ACBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.59
#B15979 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.57
#B15979 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B15979
4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B15979 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B15979 | 1.00 | 4.59 | 4.57 | 4.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#666B7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7B77
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD5365
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b15979; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 89, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.119 358.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8a9f',
500: '#b15979',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b15979; $custom-light: #cb8a9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b15979",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 89,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 338.182,
"s": 36.066,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5788,
"c": 0.11947,
"h": 358.5
},
"luminance": 0.17872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B15979
secondary
#A0C6B8
accent
#CCA35C
background
#FCF8F9
surface
#F9F0F2
border
#D2CBCC
text
#140C0E
muted
#827D7E