#B29EA7

Accessibility

AAA

8.34:1

Vs white / black

2.52:1 · 8.34:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b29ea7

RGB

rgb(178, 158, 167)

RGBA

rgba(178, 158, 167, 1)

HSL

hsl(333, 11%, 66%)

HSLA

hsla(333, 11%, 66%, 1)

HSV

hsv(333, 11%, 70%)

LAB

lab(67.06% 8.91 -1.99)

LCH

lch(67.06% 9.13 347.41)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7194 0.026 -0.0052)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7194 0.0265 348.69)

XYZ

xyz(37.56, 36.71, 41.66)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 6%, 30%)

CSS

color: #b29ea7;

CSS variable

--color-b29ea7: #b29ea7;

SCSS

$color-b29ea7: #b29ea7;

JavaScript

const color = "#b29ea7";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b29ea7";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b29ea7" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b29ea7", "rgb": { "r": 178, "g": 158, "b": 167 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7194 0.0265 348.69)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b29ea7-1: #b29ea7;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 8.58 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

RosyBrown

Very different · ΔE 9.09 · #BC8F8F

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Very different · ΔE 7.96 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 21.91 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff0f7 100f3e3ea 200dfcfd6 300cab8c0 400af9ba4 500938089 6007b6b72 70063555b 8004c3f45 900372b31 95022171c

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9f7f8 f2eff0 ece7e9 e5dfe2 dfd7da d9cfd3 d2c6cc ccbec4 c5b6bd bfaeb6 b8a6ae b29ea7 a39199 94848b 86777d 77696f 685c61 594f54 4a4246 3b3538 2d282a 1e1a1c 0f0d0e

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9f7f8 f2eff0 ece7e9 e5dfe2 dfd7da d9cfd3 d2c6cc ccbec4 c5b6bd bfaeb6 b8a6ae

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a39199 94848b 86777d 77696f 685c61 594f54 4a4246 3b3538 2d282a 1e1a1c 0f0d0e

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

ae9ba4 aa99a1 a6979d a1949a 9d9297 998f94 958d90 918a8d 8d888a 888587 848383

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B29EA7Stop 1 #9FB2A9Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B29FB1Stop 1 #B29EA7Stop 2 #B2A09FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B29EA7Stop 1 #A7B29FStop 2 #9FA7B2Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B29EA7Stop 1 #9FB2A0Stop 2 #9FB1B2Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#392D32Stop 1 #634F58Stop 2 #8E717EStop 3 #B09CA5Stop 4 #D2C6CBStop 5

Using this color

Where #b29ea7 works

#B29EA7 (#b29ea7) sits in the red family at about 333° hue, 11% saturation, and 66% lightness. Contrast is 2.52:1 on white and 8.34:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b29ea7 as small body text on white — 2.52:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Material You Neutral#938F99 RosyBrown#BC8F8F Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Web Safe #CC9999#CC9999 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E DarkGray#A9A9A9 Web Safe #999999#999999 Material Brown 300#A1887F System Gray#8E8E93

Where #b29ea7 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b29ea7 as small body text on white — 2.52:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.