#B59AAE#B59AAE
#B59AAE is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.042 H 335.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59AAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 154, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(316, 15%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(316, 15%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 3.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.51, 13.49, -6.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.51, 15.05, 333.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.65% 0.0383 -0.0177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.65% 0.042 335.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2508, 35.9917, 44.9683) |
| Luminance | 0.3599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.38
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.80
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.26
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.82
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.87
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59AAE #9AB5A1
analogous
#AE9AB5 #B59AAE #B59AA0
triadic
#B59AAE #AEB59A #9AAEB5
tetradic
#B59AAE #B5AE9A #9AB5A1 #9AA0B5
square
#B59AAE #B5AE9A #9AB5A1 #9AA0B5
split-complementary
#B59AAE #A0B59A #9AB5AE
monochromatic
#7B5A72 #9B7792 #B59AAE #CFBDCA #E9E1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#B59AAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#B59AAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59AAE
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59AAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59AAE | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9FAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A3AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89BA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59aae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 154, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.042 335.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb7c6',
500: '#b59aae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59aae; $custom-light: #cbb7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59aae",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 154,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 315.556,
"s": 15.429,
"l": 65.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71648,
"c": 0.04215,
"h": 335.2
},
"luminance": 0.35991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59AAE
secondary
#D1DAD3
accent
#9A604C
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131113
muted
#828082