#B99DAD#B99DAD
#B99DAD is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.040 H 342.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99DAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 157, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(326, 17%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(326, 15%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 6.5%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.61, 13.07, -4.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.61, 13.81, 341.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.58% 0.0378 -0.0117) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.58% 0.04 342.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6067, 37.4462, 44.6685) |
| Luminance | 0.3745 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 5.94
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.19
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.54
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 7.57
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 8.69
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99DAD #9DB9A9
analogous
#B79DB9 #B99DAD #B99D9F
triadic
#B99DAD #ADB99D #9DADB9
tetradic
#B99DAD #B9B79D #9DB9A9 #9D9FB9
square
#B99DAD #B9B79D #9DB9A9 #9D9FB9
split-complementary
#B99DAD #9FB99D #9DB9B7
monochromatic
#805C70 #A0798F #B99DAD #D3C1CB #ECE4E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#B99DAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.49
#B99DAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99DAD
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99DAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99DAD | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.49 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA2AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A6AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9DA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99dad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 157, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.040 342.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebac5',
500: '#b99dad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99dad; $custom-light: #cebac5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99dad",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 157,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 325.714,
"s": 16.667,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72577,
"c": 0.03955,
"h": 342.8
},
"luminance": 0.37445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99DAD
secondary
#D4DDD8
accent
#9B6D4B
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F8
border
#D2D0D1
text
#131112
muted
#828081