#B59EAE#B59EAE
#B59EAE is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.035 H 336.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59EAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 158, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(318, 13%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(318, 13%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 3.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.53, 11.27, -5.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.53, 12.40, 335.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.44% 0.0321 -0.0137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.44% 0.035 336.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.9220, 37.3341, 45.1920) |
| Luminance | 0.3733 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.45
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.08
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.63
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.88
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 9.01
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 9.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59EAE #9EB5A5
analogous
#B19EB5 #B59EAE #B59EA3
triadic
#B59EAE #AEB59E #9EAEB5
tetradic
#B59EAE #B5B19E #9EB5A5 #9EA3B5
square
#B59EAE #B5B19E #9EB5A5 #9EA3B5
split-complementary
#B59EAE #A3B59E #9EB5B1
monochromatic
#7B5E72 #9B7B91 #B59EAE #CFC1CB #EAE3E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B59EAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#B59EAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59EAE
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59EAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59EAE | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.47 | 8.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A6AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89FA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59eae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 158, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.035 336.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbac6',
500: '#b59eae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59eae; $custom-light: #cbbac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59eae",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 158,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 318.261,
"s": 13.45,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72435,
"c": 0.03486,
"h": 336.9
},
"luminance": 0.37333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59EAE
secondary
#D4DBD6
accent
#98644E
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131113
muted
#828082