#B59FA5#B59FA5
#B59FA5 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.373; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.027 H 359.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 159, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 13%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(344, 12%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 8.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.53, 9.09, -0.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.53, 9.09, 359.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.35% 0.0271 -0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.35% 0.027 359.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2451, 37.3374, 40.7822) |
| Luminance | 0.3734 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.87
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.21
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.45
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.90
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.97
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59FA5 #9FB5AF
analogous
#B59FB0 #B59FA5 #B5A49F
triadic
#B59FA5 #A5B59F #9FA5B5
tetradic
#B59FA5 #B0B59F #9FB5AF #A49FB5
square
#B59FA5 #B0B59F #9FB5AF #A49FB5
split-complementary
#B59FA5 #9FB5A4 #9FB0B5
monochromatic
#7B5F66 #9A7C85 #B59FA5 #D0C2C5 #EAE4E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B59FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.47
#B59FA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59FA5
8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59FA5 | 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)
#A1A2A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6A6A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99EA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 159, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.027 359.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbbbf',
500: '#b59fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59fa5; $custom-light: #cbbbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 159,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 343.636,
"s": 12.941,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72353,
"c": 0.02708,
"h": 359.4
},
"luminance": 0.37337
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59FA5
secondary
#D4DBDA
accent
#97834E
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F7
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081