#B59CA0#B59CA0
#B59CA0 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.030 H 7.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 156, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 14%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 14%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 11.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.63, 9.88, 1.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.63, 9.97, 7.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.6% 0.0298 0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.6% 0.03 7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2893, 36.1397, 38.2622) |
| Luminance | 0.3614 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.67
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 6.80
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.80
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.99
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.68
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 9.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59CA0 #9CB5B1
analogous
#B59CAC #B59CA0 #B5A49C
triadic
#B59CA0 #A0B59C #9CA0B5
tetradic
#B59CA0 #ACB59C #9CB5B1 #A49CB5
square
#B59CA0 #ACB59C #9CB5B1 #A49CB5
split-complementary
#B59CA0 #9CB5A4 #9CACB5
monochromatic
#7B5C61 #9B797E #B59CA0 #CFBFC2 #E9E2E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#B59CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#B59CA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59CA0
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59CA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59CA0 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA0A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A4A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9A9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59ca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 156, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.030 7.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb9bc',
500: '#b59ca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59ca0; $custom-light: #cbb9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59ca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 156,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.4,
"s": 14.451,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71605,
"c": 0.03003,
"h": 7
},
"luminance": 0.36139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59CA0
secondary
#D2DBD9
accent
#998D4D
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F6
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081