#B79EA1#B79EA1
#B79EA1 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.030 H 9.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79EA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 158, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 15%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 14%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 12%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.35, 9.69, 1.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.35, 9.86, 10.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.22% 0.0293 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.22% 0.03 9.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1879, 37.0951, 38.8597) |
| Luminance | 0.3709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 4.95
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 6.97
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.15
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.29
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.51
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 9.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79EA1 #9EB7B4
analogous
#B79EAE #B79EA1 #B7A89E
triadic
#B79EA1 #A1B79E #9EA1B7
tetradic
#B79EA1 #AEB79E #9EB7B4 #A89EB7
square
#B79EA1 #AEB79E #9EB7B4 #A89EB7
split-complementary
#B79EA1 #9EB7A8 #9EAEB7
monochromatic
#7D5D61 #9D7B7F #B79EA1 #D1C1C3 #EBE4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#B79EA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.42
#B79EA1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79EA1
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79EA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79EA1 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.42 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A1A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A6A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9C9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79ea1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 158, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.030 9.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbabc',
500: '#b79ea1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79ea1; $custom-light: #ccbabc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79ea1",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 158,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.8,
"s": 14.793,
"l": 66.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7222,
"c": 0.02976,
"h": 9.7
},
"luminance": 0.37094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79EA1
secondary
#D4DCDB
accent
#99904D
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081