#B49FA0#B49FA0
#B49FA0 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.025 H 14.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B49FA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 159, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 12%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 12%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 11.1%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.31, 7.86, 2.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.31, 8.19, 16.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.11% 0.024 0.0062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.11% 0.025 14.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.5652, 37.0384, 38.4211) |
| Luminance | 0.3704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 4.97
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.20
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 9.22
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 9.57
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.86
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B49FA0 #9FB4B3
analogous
#B49FAB #B49FA0 #B4A99F
triadic
#B49FA0 #A0B49F #9FA0B4
tetradic
#B49FA0 #ABB49F #9FB4B3 #A99FB4
square
#B49FA0 #ABB49F #9FB4B3 #A99FB4
split-complementary
#B49FA0 #9FB4A9 #9FABB4
monochromatic
#7A5F60 #997D7E #B49FA0 #CFC1C2 #EAE4E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#B49FA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#B49FA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B49FA0
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B49FA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B49FA0 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A2A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A5A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99D9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b49fa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 159, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.025 14.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cabbbc',
500: '#b49fa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b49fa0; $custom-light: #cabbbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b49fa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 159,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.143,
"s": 12.281,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72113,
"c": 0.02475,
"h": 14.5
},
"luminance": 0.37038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B49FA0
secondary
#D4DBDA
accent
#96934F
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F6
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081