#B56C8D#B56C8D
#B56C8D is a light, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.101 H 351.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B56C8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 108, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(333, 33%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(333, 40%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 22.1%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.53, 33.49, -5.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.53, 33.95, 350.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.11% 0.1003 -0.0143) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.11% 0.101 351.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2269, 22.4740, 27.9927) |
| Luminance | 0.2247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 5.03
Muted Pink
#D1768F
ΔE00 7.22
Palevioletred
#DB7093
ΔE00 7.85
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 8.06
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 8.29
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 8.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B56C8D #6CB594
analogous
#B56CB2 #B56C8D #B5706C
triadic
#B56C8D #8DB56C #6C8DB5
tetradic
#B56C8D #B2B56C #6CB594 #706CB5
square
#B56C8D #B2B56C #6CB594 #706CB5
split-complementary
#B56C8D #6CB570 #6CB2B5
monochromatic
#6F3851 #984C6E #B56C8D #C995AD #DEBDCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.82
#B56C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.49
#B56C8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B56C8D
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B56C8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B56C8D | 1.00 | 3.82 | 5.49 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#747B8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86878B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF6978
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b56c8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 108, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.101 351.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd97ae',
500: '#b56c8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b56c8d; $custom-light: #cd97ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b56c8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 108,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 332.877,
"s": 33.032,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62112,
"c": 0.10134,
"h": 351.9
},
"luminance": 0.22472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B56C8D
secondary
#AFCDC0
accent
#C9995F
background
#FCF9FA
surface
#F9F2F4
border
#D2CCCE
text
#140E10
muted
#827E7F