#B59FAE#B59FAE
#B59FAE is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.377; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.033 H 337.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B59FAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 159, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(319, 13%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(319, 12%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 3.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.78, 10.71, -4.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.78, 11.74, 335.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.63% 0.0305 -0.0126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.63% 0.033 337.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0933, 37.6767, 45.2491) |
| Luminance | 0.3768 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.80
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.47
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.66
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.91
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.97
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B59FAE #9FB5A6
analogous
#B19FB5 #B59FAE #B59FA3
triadic
#B59FAE #AEB59F #9FAEB5
tetradic
#B59FAE #B5B19F #9FB5A6 #9FA3B5
square
#B59FAE #B5B19F #9FB5A6 #9FA3B5
split-complementary
#B59FAE #A3B59F #9FB5B1
monochromatic
#7B5F72 #9A7C91 #B59FAE #D0C2CB #EAE4E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.46
#B59FAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.54
#B59FAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B59FAE
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B59FAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B59FAE | 1.00 | 2.46 | 8.54 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA3AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A6AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89FA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b59fae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 159, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.033 337.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbbc6',
500: '#b59fae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b59fae; $custom-light: #cbbbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b59fae",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 159,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 319.091,
"s": 12.941,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72633,
"c": 0.03305,
"h": 337.5
},
"luminance": 0.37676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B59FAE
secondary
#D4DBD7
accent
#97664E
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#131113
muted
#828082