#B59CA4#B59CA4
#B59CA4 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.031 H 356.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59CA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 156, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(341, 14%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(341, 14%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 9.4%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.73, 10.58, -0.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.73, 10.60, 355.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.73% 0.0314 -0.0018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.73% 0.031 356.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6449, 36.2819, 40.1348) |
| Luminance | 0.3628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 6.71
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.06
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.38
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.61
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.33
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 9.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59CA4 #9CB5AD
analogous
#B59CB0 #B59CA4 #B5A09C
triadic
#B59CA4 #A4B59C #9CA4B5
tetradic
#B59CA4 #B0B59C #9CB5AD #A09CB5
square
#B59CA4 #B0B59C #9CB5AD #A09CB5
split-complementary
#B59CA4 #9CB5A0 #9CB0B5
monochromatic
#7B5C66 #9B7984 #B59CA4 #CFBFC4 #E9E2E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#B59CA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.26
#B59CA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59CA4
8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59CA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59CA4 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.26 | 8.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA0A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A4A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9B9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59ca4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 156, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.031 356.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb9bf',
500: '#b59ca4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59ca4; $custom-light: #cbb9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59ca4",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 156,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 340.8,
"s": 14.451,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71725,
"c": 0.03142,
"h": 356.6
},
"luminance": 0.36281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59CA4
secondary
#D2DBD8
accent
#99804D
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F6
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081