#BB9CAA#BB9CAA
#BB9CAA is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.041 H 349.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9CAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 156, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(333, 19%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(333, 17%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 9.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.46, 13.81, -2.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.46, 14.13, 347.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.48% 0.0405 -0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.48% 0.041 349.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6372, 37.2450, 43.1234) |
| Luminance | 0.3724 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 4.97
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 6.10
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 6.73
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.68
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 8.09
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9CAA #9CBBAD
analogous
#BB9CBA #BB9CAA #BB9E9C
triadic
#BB9CAA #AABB9C #9CAABB
tetradic
#BB9CAA #BABB9C #9CBBAD #9E9CBB
square
#BB9CAA #BABB9C #9CBBAD #9E9CBB
split-complementary
#BB9CAA #9CBB9E #9CBABB
monochromatic
#835A6C #A2788B #BB9CAA #D4C0C9 #EDE5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#BB9CAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.45
#BB9CAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9CAA
8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9CAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9CAA | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.45 | 8.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA1AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A6A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C09BA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9caa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 156, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.041 349.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb9c3',
500: '#bb9caa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9caa; $custom-light: #cfb9c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9caa",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 156,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 332.903,
"s": 18.563,
"l": 67.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72476,
"c": 0.04123,
"h": 349.2
},
"luminance": 0.37244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9CAA
secondary
#D5DEDA
accent
#9D7749
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F7
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141112
muted
#828081