#c29999

Color #c29999

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 3.83 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c29999

RGB

rgb(194, 153, 153)

HSL

hsl(0, 25.2%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 21.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.1%, 21.1%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(66.94, 15.28, 5.85)

LCH

lch(66.94, 16.36, 20.95)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0492, 18.36)

HWB

hwb(0, 60%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99c2c2

Analogous

#c299ad

#c29999

#c2ad99

Triadic

#c29999

#99c299

#9999c2

Split-complementary

#c29999

#99c2ad

#99adc2

Tetradic

#c29999

#c2c299

#99c2c2

#9999c2

Square

#c29999

#adc299

#99c2c2

#ad99c2

Shades

Color #c29999 mixed toward black.

#ac7575

#915656

#6d4141

#482b2b

#241616

Tints

Color #c29999 mixed toward white.

#ccaaaa

#d6bbbb

#e0cccc

#ebdddd

#f5eeee

Tones

Color #c29999 mixed toward gray.

#bf9c9c

#bba0a0

#b8a3a3

#b4a7a7

#b1aaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b199 · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b799 · ΔE 27

Tritanopia

#c09999 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 15.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c29999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c29999]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#c29999 (#c29999) is rgb(194, 153, 153) in RGB.

No, #c29999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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