#c0aca9

Color #c0aca9

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.33 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c0aca9

RGB

rgb(192, 172, 169)

HSL

hsl(7.8, 15.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.8, 12%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 12%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(71.94, 6.69, 4.17)

LCH

lch(71.94, 7.88, 31.94)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0237, 27.97)

HWB

hwb(7.8, 66.3%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9bdc0

Analogous

#c0a9b2

#c0aca9

#c0b8a9

Triadic

#c0aca9

#a9c0ac

#aca9c0

Split-complementary

#c0aca9

#a9c0b8

#a9b2c0

Tetradic

#c0aca9

#bdc0a9

#a9bdc0

#aca9c0

Square

#c0aca9

#b2c0a9

#a9bdc0

#b8a9c0

Shades

Color #c0aca9 mixed toward black.

#a78b86

#8b6b66

#68504c

#453533

#231b19

Tints

Color #c0aca9 mixed toward white.

#cbbab7

#d5c8c6

#e0d6d4

#eae3e2

#f5f1f1

Tones

Color #c0aca9 mixed toward gray.

#beadab

#bcafad

#bab0af

#b8b2b1

#b6b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8aa · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#b9baaa · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#bfaaaa · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c0aca9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c0aca9]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#c0aca9 (#c0aca9) is rgb(192, 172, 169) in RGB.

No, #c0aca9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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