#B79BAE#B79BAE
#B79BAE is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.366; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.042 H 337.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79BAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 155, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(319, 16%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(319, 15%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 4.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.95, 13.65, -6.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.95, 14.91, 336.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.03% 0.039 -0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.03% 0.042 337.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8890, 36.5668, 45.0457) |
| Luminance | 0.3657 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.04
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 6.83
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.46
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.63
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.30
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 9.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79BAE #9BB7A4
analogous
#B29BB7 #B79BAE #B79BA0
triadic
#B79BAE #AEB79B #9BAEB7
tetradic
#B79BAE #B7B29B #9BB7A4 #9BA0B7
square
#B79BAE #B7B29B #9BB7A4 #9BA0B7
split-complementary
#B79BAE #A0B79B #9BB7B2
monochromatic
#7D5A72 #9D7791 #B79BAE #D1BFCB #EAE2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#B79BAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#B79BAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79BAE
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79BAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79BAE | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA0AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A4AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79bae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 155, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.042 337.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccb8c6',
500: '#b79bae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79bae; $custom-light: #ccb8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79bae",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 155,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 319.286,
"s": 16.279,
"l": 66.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72031,
"c": 0.04209,
"h": 337.9
},
"luminance": 0.36566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79BAE
secondary
#D2DBD5
accent
#9B654B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F8
border
#D2D0D1
text
#131113
muted
#828082