#c3aeb2

Color #c3aeb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c3aeb2

RGB

rgb(195, 174, 178)

HSL

hsl(348.6, 14.9%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.6, 10.8%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 8.7%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(72.95, 8.23, 0.72)

LCH

lch(72.95, 8.26, 5)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0248, 4.63)

HWB

hwb(348.6, 68.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec3bf

Analogous

#c3aebd

#c3aeb2

#c3b5ae

Triadic

#c3aeb2

#b2c3ae

#aeb2c3

Split-complementary

#c3aeb2

#aec3b5

#aebdc3

Tetradic

#c3aeb2

#c3bfae

#aec3bf

#aeb2c3

Square

#c3aeb2

#bdc3ae

#aec3bf

#b5aec3

Shades

Color #c3aeb2 mixed toward black.

#a98b91

#8d6970

#6a4f54

#473438

#231a1c

Tints

Color #c3aeb2 mixed toward white.

#cdbcbf

#d7c9cc

#e1d7d9

#ebe4e5

#f5f2f2

Tones

Color #c3aeb2 mixed toward gray.

#c1b0b3

#c0b2b4

#beb3b5

#bcb5b6

#bab7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab1 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbdb1 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#c2b0b0 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c3aeb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c3aeb2]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c3aeb2 (#c3aeb2) is rgb(195, 174, 178) in RGB.

No, #c3aeb2 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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