#B59CAA#B59CAA
#B59CAA is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.035 H 343.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 156, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(326, 14%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(326, 14%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 6.1%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.90, 11.65, -3.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.90, 12.27, 341.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.91% 0.0337 -0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.91% 0.035 343.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1995, 36.5037, 43.0560) |
| Luminance | 0.3650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.66
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.73
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.42
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.52
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.64
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59CAA #9CB5A7
analogous
#B39CB5 #B59CAA #B59C9D
triadic
#B59CAA #AAB59C #9CAAB5
tetradic
#B59CAA #B5B39C #9CB5A7 #9C9DB5
square
#B59CAA #B5B39C #9CB5A7 #9C9DB5
split-complementary
#B59CAA #9DB59C #9CB5B3
monochromatic
#7B5C6D #9B798C #B59CAA #CFBFC8 #E9E2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B59CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#B59CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59CAA
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59CAA | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA1AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A4A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 156, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.035 343.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbb9c3',
500: '#b59caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59caa; $custom-light: #cbb9c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 156,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 326.4,
"s": 14.451,
"l": 66.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71912,
"c": 0.03516,
"h": 343.3
},
"luminance": 0.36503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59CAA
secondary
#D2DBD6
accent
#996E4D
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F7
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081