#B59EA5#B59EA5
#B59EA5 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.029 H 357.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 158, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(342, 13%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(342, 13%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 8.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.27, 9.64, -0.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.27, 9.66, 356.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.15% 0.0286 -0.0012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.15% 0.029 357.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.0739, 36.9949, 40.7251) |
| Luminance | 0.3699 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 6.22
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.92
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.96
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.44
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.70
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 10.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59EA5 #9EB5AE
analogous
#B59EB1 #B59EA5 #B5A39E
triadic
#B59EA5 #A5B59E #9EA5B5
tetradic
#B59EA5 #B1B59E #9EB5AE #A39EB5
square
#B59EA5 #B1B59E #9EB5AE #A39EB5
split-complementary
#B59EA5 #9EB5A3 #9EB1B5
monochromatic
#7B5E67 #9B7B85 #B59EA5 #CFC1C5 #EAE3E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#B59EA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#B59EA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59EA5
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59EA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59EA5 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A2A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A5A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99DA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59ea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 158, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.029 357.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbabf',
500: '#b59ea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59ea5; $custom-light: #cbbabf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59ea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 158,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 341.739,
"s": 13.45,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72154,
"c": 0.02866,
"h": 357.5
},
"luminance": 0.36994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59EA5
secondary
#D4DBD9
accent
#98814E
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F7
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081