#B79FA0#B79FA0
#B79FA0 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.028 H 15.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B79FA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 159, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 14%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 13%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 12.6%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.58, 8.97, 2.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.58, 9.37, 16.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.39% 0.0274 0.0073) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.39% 0.028 15) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2714, 37.4025, 38.4542) |
| Luminance | 0.3740 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 4.43
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.32
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.02
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.04
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.05
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 9.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B79FA0 #9FB7B6
analogous
#B79FAC #B79FA0 #B7AA9F
triadic
#B79FA0 #A0B79F #9FA0B7
tetradic
#B79FA0 #ACB79F #9FB7B6 #AA9FB7
square
#B79FA0 #ACB79F #9FB7B6 #AA9FB7
split-complementary
#B79FA0 #9FB7AA #9FACB7
monochromatic
#7D5E5F #9D7C7D #B79FA0 #D1C2C3 #EBE5E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#B79FA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.48
#B79FA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B79FA0
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B79FA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B79FA0 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A2A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A6A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC9D9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b79fa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 159, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.028 15.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccbbbc',
500: '#b79fa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b79fa0; $custom-light: #ccbbbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b79fa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 159,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.5,
"s": 14.286,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7239,
"c": 0.02834,
"h": 15
},
"luminance": 0.37402
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B79FA0
secondary
#D5DDDC
accent
#98954D
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F6
border
#D2D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081