#C59EA8#C59EA8
#C59EA8 is a light, muted pink. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.048 H 1.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C59EA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 158, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 25%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 20%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 14.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.86, 16.02, 0.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.86, 16.02, 1.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.77% 0.048 0.001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.77% 0.048 1.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3206, 39.1526, 42.3661) |
| Luminance | 0.3915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 3.98
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 4.11
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 4.54
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 6.15
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 6.25
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C59EA8 #9EC5BB
analogous
#C59EBC #C59EA8 #C5A89E
triadic
#C59EA8 #A8C59E #9EA8C5
tetradic
#C59EA8 #BCC59E #9EC5BB #A89EC5
square
#C59EA8 #BCC59E #9EC5BB #A89EC5
split-complementary
#C59EA8 #9EC5A8 #9EBCC5
monochromatic
#925766 #AE7886 #C59EA8 #DCC4CA #F3EBED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#C59EA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#C59EA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C59EA8
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C59EA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C59EA8 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A4A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACABA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c59ea8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 158, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.048 1.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7bac1',
500: '#c59ea8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c59ea8; $custom-light: #d7bac1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c59ea8",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 158,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344.615,
"s": 25.161,
"l": 69.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73768,
"c": 0.04802,
"h": 1.2
},
"luminance": 0.39151
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C59EA8
secondary
#DAE5E2
accent
#A48B42
background
#FDFBFB
surface
#FAF6F7
border
#D3D0D0
text
#141112
muted
#838081