#B59FA9#B59FA9
#B59FA9 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.029 H 348.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59FA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 159, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(333, 13%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(333, 12%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 6.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.64, 9.80, -2.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.64, 10.05, 347.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.48% 0.0286 -0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.48% 0.029 348.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6149, 37.4853, 42.7296) |
| Luminance | 0.3749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.06
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.95
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.72
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.78
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.84
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 10.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59FA9 #9FB5AB
analogous
#B59FB4 #B59FA9 #B5A09F
triadic
#B59FA9 #A9B59F #9FA9B5
tetradic
#B59FA9 #B4B59F #9FB5AB #A09FB5
square
#B59FA9 #B4B59F #9FB5AB #A09FB5
split-complementary
#B59FA9 #9FB5A0 #9FB4B5
monochromatic
#7B5F6C #9A7C8A #B59FA9 #D0C2C8 #EAE4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#B59FA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#B59FA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59FA9
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59FA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59FA9 | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A3A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A6A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99FA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59fa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 159, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.029 348.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbbc2',
500: '#b59fa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59fa9; $custom-light: #cbbbc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59fa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 159,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 332.727,
"s": 12.941,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72476,
"c": 0.0292,
"h": 348.6
},
"luminance": 0.37485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59FA9
secondary
#D4DBD8
accent
#97764E
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F6F7
border
#D1D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081