#BB9DB3#BB9DB3
#BB9DB3 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.046 H 335.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9DB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 157, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(316, 18%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(316, 16%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 4.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.97, 14.88, -7.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.97, 16.55, 334.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.96% 0.0423 -0.0192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.96% 0.046 335.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.6864, 37.9343, 47.8178) |
| Luminance | 0.3793 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 5.48
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.16
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.54
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.73
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 7.99
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 9.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9DB3 #9DBBA5
analogous
#B49DBB #BB9DB3 #BB9DA4
triadic
#BB9DB3 #B3BB9D #9DB3BB
tetradic
#BB9DB3 #BBB49D #9DBBA5 #9DA4BB
square
#BB9DB3 #BBB49D #9DBBA5 #9DA4BB
split-complementary
#BB9DB3 #A4BB9D #9DBBB4
monochromatic
#835B78 #A27997 #BB9DB3 #D4C1CF #EDE5EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#BB9DB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.59
#BB9DB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9DB3
8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9DB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9DB3 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.59 | 8.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA3B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A7B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE9EA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9db3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 157, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.046 335.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbac9',
500: '#bb9db3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9db3; $custom-light: #cfbac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9db3",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 157,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 316,
"s": 18.072,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7296,
"c": 0.04643,
"h": 335.6
},
"luminance": 0.37933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9DB3
secondary
#D5DFD8
accent
#9C5F49
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F8
border
#D2D0D1
text
#141113
muted
#828082