#BB9FAE#BB9FAE
#BB9FAE is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 73.2% C 0.039 H 344.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9FAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 159, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(328, 17%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(328, 15%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, 12.86, -3.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 13.45, 343.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.19% 0.0373 -0.0103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.19% 0.039 344.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5310, 38.4180, 45.3165) |
| Luminance | 0.3842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 6.11
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 7.16
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.29
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 7.70
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.26
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9FAE #9FBBAC
analogous
#BA9FBB #BB9FAE #BB9FA0
triadic
#BB9FAE #AEBB9F #9FAEBB
tetradic
#BB9FAE #BBBA9F #9FBBAC #9FA0BB
square
#BB9FAE #BBBA9F #9FBBAC #9FA0BB
split-complementary
#BB9FAE #A0BB9F #9FBBBA
monochromatic
#835D71 #A27B90 #BB9FAE #D4C3CC #EEE7EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#BB9FAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#BB9FAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9FAE
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9FAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9FAE | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A4AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7A8AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF9FA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9fae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 159, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.2% 0.039 344.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbbc6',
500: '#bb9fae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9fae; $custom-light: #cfbbc6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9fae",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 159,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 327.857,
"s": 17.073,
"l": 67.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73187,
"c": 0.03872,
"h": 344.6
},
"luminance": 0.38417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9FAE
secondary
#D7DFDB
accent
#9B704A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F9F6F8
border
#D2D0D1
text
#141113
muted
#828082