#c49e94

Color #c49e94

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.56 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c49e94

RGB

rgb(196, 158, 148)

HSL

hsl(12.5, 28.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.5, 24.5%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.4%, 24.5%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(68.26, 12.54, 10.55)

LCH

lch(68.26, 16.39, 40.07)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0477, 35.19)

HWB

hwb(12.5, 58%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94bac4

Analogous

#c494a2

#c49e94

#c4b694

Triadic

#c49e94

#94c49e

#9e94c4

Split-complementary

#c49e94

#94c4b6

#94a2c4

Tetradic

#c49e94

#bac494

#94bac4

#9e94c4

Square

#c49e94

#a2c494

#94bac4

#b694c4

Shades

Color #c49e94 mixed toward black.

#b07d6f

#945f52

#6f483d

#4a3029

#251814

Tints

Color #c49e94 mixed toward white.

#ceaea6

#d8beb8

#e2cfca

#ebdfdb

#f5efed

Tones

Color #c49e94 mixed toward gray.

#c0a098

#bca39c

#b8a5a0

#b4a7a4

#b0aaa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b496 · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#b7ba97 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#c29899 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c49e94;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c49e94]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Tomato #ff6347

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#c49e94 (#c49e94) is rgb(196, 158, 148) in RGB.

No, #c49e94 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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