#B59AA0#B59AA0
#B59AA0 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.033 H 3.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59AA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 15%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 15%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 11.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.12, 10.99, 0.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.12, 11.01, 3.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.21% 0.033 0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.21% 0.033 3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9565, 35.4740, 38.1513) |
| Luminance | 0.3547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 6.30
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 6.49
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.72
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.02
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.22
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 8.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59AA0 #9AB5AF
analogous
#B59AAD #B59AA0 #B5A19A
triadic
#B59AA0 #A0B59A #9AA0B5
tetradic
#B59AA0 #ADB59A #9AB5AF #A19AB5
square
#B59AA0 #ADB59A #9AB5AF #A19AB5
split-complementary
#B59AA0 #9AB5A1 #9AADB5
monochromatic
#7B5A61 #9B777F #B59AA0 #CFBDC1 #E9E1E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#B59AA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#B59AA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59AA0
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59AA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59AA0 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D9EA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A29F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA999C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59aa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.033 3.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb7bc',
500: '#b59aa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59aa0; $custom-light: #cbb7bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59aa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.667,
"s": 15.429,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71208,
"c": 0.03299,
"h": 3
},
"luminance": 0.35473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59AA0
secondary
#D1DAD8
accent
#9A884C
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F6
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081