#B49EA3#B49EA3
#B49EA3 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.027 H 2.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B49EA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 158, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 13%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 12%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 9.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.13, 8.93, 0.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.13, 8.94, 2.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72% 0.0267 0.0011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72% 0.027 2.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6596, 36.8021, 39.7629) |
| Luminance | 0.3680 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.81
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.98
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.56
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.93
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.20
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 10.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B49EA3 #9EB4AF
analogous
#B49EAE #B49EA3 #B4A49E
triadic
#B49EA3 #A3B49E #9EA3B4
tetradic
#B49EA3 #AEB49E #9EB4AF #A49EB4
square
#B49EA3 #AEB49E #9EB4AF #A49EB4
split-complementary
#B49EA3 #9EB4A4 #9EAEB4
monochromatic
#7A5E64 #997B82 #B49EA3 #CFC1C4 #E9E3E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#B49EA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.36
#B49EA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B49EA3
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B49EA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B49EA3 | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.36 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A1A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A5A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89DA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b49ea3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 158, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.027 2.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cababe',
500: '#b49ea3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b49ea3; $custom-light: #cababe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b49ea3",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 158,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.364,
"s": 12.791,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72001,
"c": 0.02674,
"h": 2.4
},
"luminance": 0.36801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B49EA3
secondary
#D3DAD9
accent
#97864F
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F6
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081