#c29c99

Color #c29c99

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.31 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c29c99

RGB

rgb(194, 156, 153)

HSL

hsl(4.4, 25.2%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.4, 21.1%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 21.1%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(67.69, 13.62, 6.92)

LCH

lch(67.69, 15.28, 26.93)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0457, 23.48)

HWB

hwb(4.4, 60%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99bfc2

Analogous

#c299aa

#c29c99

#c2b099

Triadic

#c29c99

#99c29c

#9c99c2

Split-complementary

#c29c99

#99c2b0

#99aac2

Tetradic

#c29c99

#bfc299

#99bfc2

#9c99c2

Square

#c29c99

#aac299

#99bfc2

#b099c2

Shades

Color #c29c99 mixed toward black.

#ac7975

#915b56

#6d4441

#482d2b

#241716

Tints

Color #c29c99 mixed toward white.

#ccacaa

#d6bdbb

#e0cdcc

#ebdedd

#f5eeee

Tones

Color #c29c99 mixed toward gray.

#bf9f9c

#bba2a0

#b8a5a3

#b4a8a7

#b1aaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b29a · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#b5b89a · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#c09a9a · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c29c99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c29c99]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#c29c99 (#c29c99) is rgb(194, 156, 153) in RGB.

No, #c29c99 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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