#B59A9A

Accessibility

AAA

8.05:1

Vs white / black

2.61:1 · 8.05:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b59a9a

RGB

rgb(181, 154, 154)

RGBA

rgba(181, 154, 154, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 15%, 66%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 15%, 66%, 1)

HSV

hsv(0, 15%, 71%)

LAB

lab(65.96% 9.98 3.71)

LCH

lch(65.96% 10.65 20.39)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7103 0.0306 0.0099)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7103 0.0322 17.93)

XYZ

xyz(36.44, 35.27, 35.45)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 29%)

CSS

color: #b59a9a;

CSS variable

--color-b59a9a: #b59a9a;

SCSS

$color-b59a9a: #b59a9a;

JavaScript

const color = "#b59a9a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b59a9a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b59a9a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b59a9a", "rgb": { "r": 181, "g": 154, "b": 154 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7103 0.0322 17.93)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b59a9a-1: #b59a9a;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-400

Very different · ΔE 9.45 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

RosyBrown

Very different · ΔE 5.84 · #BC8F8F

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Very different · ΔE 6.39 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 22.91 · #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.

50fff0f0 100f6e3e2 200e4cece 300d0b7b7 400b59a9a 500997f7f 600806a6a 700675454 8004f3f3f 900392b2b 950231717

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f9f7f7 f3eeee ede6e6 e6dddd e0d5d5 dacdcd d4c4c4 cebcbc c8b3b3 c1abab bba2a2 b59a9a a68d8d 978080 887474 796767 6a5a5a 5b4d4d 4b4040 3c3333 2d2727 1e1a1a 0f0d0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9f7f7 f3eeee ede6e6 e6dddd e0d5d5 dacdcd d4c4c4 cebcbc c8b3b3 c1abab bba2a2

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a68d8d 978080 887474 796767 6a5a5a 5b4d4d 4b4040 3c3333 2d2727 1e1a1a 0f0d0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b19898 ac9696 a89494 a39191 9f8f8f 9b8d8d 968b8b 928989 8d8787 898484 848282

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B59A9AStop 1 #9BB5B5Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B59BA8Stop 1 #B59A9AStop 2 #B5A89BStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B59A9AStop 1 #9BB59BStop 2 #9B9BB5Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B59A9AStop 1 #9BB5A8Stop 2 #9BA8B5Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3B2B2BStop 1 #674C4CStop 2 #936C6CStop 3 #B39898Stop 4 #D4C4C4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #b59a9a works

#B59A9A (#b59a9a) sits in the red family at about 0° hue, 15% saturation, and 66% lightness. Contrast is 2.61:1 on white and 8.05:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-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 #b59a9a as small body text on white — 2.61:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

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

RosyBrown#BC8F8F Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Web Safe #CC9999#CC9999 Material Brown 300#A1887F Spectrum #C79B8A#C79B8A Spectrum #CB9386#CB9386 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Material You Neutral#938F99 Spectrum #D28D84#D28D84 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3