#B59B95#B59B95
#B59B95 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.032 H 33.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59B95 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 155, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 18%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 18%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 17.7%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.09, 8.61, 6.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.09, 10.91, 37.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.09% 0.027 0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.09% 0.032 33.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2022, 35.4374, 33.3610) |
| Luminance | 0.3544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.39
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.15
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 7.24
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 8.31
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 9.91
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 10.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59B95 #95AFB5
analogous
#B5959F #B59B95 #B5AB95
triadic
#B59B95 #95B59B #9B95B5
tetradic
#B59B95 #9FB595 #95AFB5 #AB95B5
square
#B59B95 #9FB595 #95AFB5 #AB95B5
split-complementary
#B59B95 #95B5AB #959FB5
monochromatic
#7A5C55 #9C7971 #B59B95 #CEBDB9 #E7DFDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#B59B95 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#B59B95 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59B95
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59B95 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59B95 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 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)
#A09E95
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A395
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9899
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59b95; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 155, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.032 33.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb8b4',
500: '#b59b95',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59b95; $custom-light: #cbb8b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59b95",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 155,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.25,
"s": 17.778,
"l": 64.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71092,
"c": 0.03223,
"h": 33.1
},
"luminance": 0.35436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59B95
secondary
#CDD6D8
accent
#8D9C49
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F6
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131111
muted
#828080