#B59FA4#B59FA4
#B59FA4 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.027 H 2.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59FA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 159, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 13%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 12%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 9.4%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.50, 8.92, 0.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.50, 8.92, 2.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.32% 0.0267 0.0011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.32% 0.027 2.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1545, 37.3012, 40.3047) |
| Luminance | 0.3730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.60
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.10
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.63
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.00
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.06
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59FA4 #9FB5B0
analogous
#B59FAF #B59FA4 #B5A59F
triadic
#B59FA4 #A4B59F #9FA4B5
tetradic
#B59FA4 #AFB59F #9FB5B0 #A59FB5
square
#B59FA4 #AFB59F #9FB5B0 #A59FB5
split-complementary
#B59FA4 #9FB5A5 #9FAFB5
monochromatic
#7B5F65 #9A7C83 #B59FA4 #D0C2C5 #EAE4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B59FA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.46
#B59FA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59FA4
8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59FA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59FA4 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.46 | 8.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A2A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A6A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99EA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59fa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 159, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.027 2.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbbbe',
500: '#b59fa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59fa4; $custom-light: #cbbbbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59fa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 159,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.364,
"s": 12.941,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72323,
"c": 0.02671,
"h": 2.4
},
"luminance": 0.373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59FA4
secondary
#D4DBDA
accent
#97874E
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F6
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081