#B99FA5#B99FA5
#B99FA5 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.032 H 2.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 159, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 16%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 14%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.1%, 10.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.89, 10.56, 0.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.89, 10.57, 2.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.72% 0.0316 0.0013) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.72% 0.032 2.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1968, 37.8281, 40.8268) |
| Luminance | 0.3783 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.44
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.20
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.31
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 7.67
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.72
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 9.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99FA5 #9FB9B3
analogous
#B99FB2 #B99FA5 #B9A69F
triadic
#B99FA5 #A5B99F #9FA5B9
tetradic
#B99FA5 #B2B99F #9FB9B3 #A69FB9
square
#B99FA5 #B2B99F #9FB9B3 #A69FB9
split-complementary
#B99FA5 #9FB9A6 #9FB2B9
monochromatic
#805D65 #9F7C84 #B99FA5 #D3C2C6 #EDE6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#B99FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#B99FA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99FA5
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99FA5 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A3A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A7A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9EA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 159, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.032 2.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cebbbf',
500: '#b99fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99fa5; $custom-light: #cebbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 159,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.154,
"s": 15.663,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72724,
"c": 0.03165,
"h": 2.3
},
"luminance": 0.37827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99FA5
secondary
#D6DEDC
accent
#9A884C
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F7
border
#D2D0D0
text
#131112
muted
#828081