#B59EA9#B59EA9
#B59EA9 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.031 H 347.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59EA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 158, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(331, 13%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(331, 13%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 6.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.38, 10.36, -2.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.38, 10.68, 345.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.28% 0.0302 -0.0067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.28% 0.031 347.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.4437, 37.1428, 42.6725) |
| Luminance | 0.3714 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.43
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.50
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.34
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.60
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.69
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 9.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59EA9 #9EB5AA
analogous
#B59EB5 #B59EA9 #B59F9E
triadic
#B59EA9 #A9B59E #9EA9B5
tetradic
#B59EA9 #B5B59E #9EB5AA #9F9EB5
square
#B59EA9 #B5B59E #9EB5AA #9F9EB5
split-complementary
#B59EA9 #9EB59F #9EB5B5
monochromatic
#7B5E6C #9B7B8A #B59EA9 #CFC1C8 #EAE3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B59EA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.43
#B59EA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59EA9
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59EA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59EA9 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.43 | 8.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA2A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A5A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99EA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59ea9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 158, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.031 347.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbac2',
500: '#b59ea9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59ea9; $custom-light: #cbbac2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59ea9",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 158,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 331.304,
"s": 13.45,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72277,
"c": 0.03093,
"h": 347.4
},
"luminance": 0.37142
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59EA9
secondary
#D4DBD8
accent
#98744E
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F7
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081