#c4b3bf

Color #c4b3bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#c4b3bf

RGB

rgb(196, 179, 191)

HSL

hsl(317.6, 12.6%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(317.6, 8.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 2.6%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(74.66, 8.19, -3.88)

LCH

lch(74.66, 9.06, 334.65)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0253, 336.27)

HWB

hwb(317.6, 70.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3c4b8

Analogous

#c0b3c4

#c4b3bf

#c4b3b6

Triadic

#c4b3bf

#bfc4b3

#b3bfc4

Split-complementary

#c4b3bf

#b6c4b3

#b3c4c0

Tetradic

#c4b3bf

#c4b8b3

#b3c4b8

#b3bfc4

Square

#c4b3bf

#c4c0b3

#b3c4b8

#b3b6c4

Shades

Color #c4b3bf mixed toward black.

#a990a1

#8d6d83

#6a5263

#463742

#231b21

Tints

Color #c4b3bf mixed toward white.

#cec0ca

#d8ccd4

#e1d9df

#ebe6ea

#f5f2f4

Tones

Color #c4b3bf mixed toward gray.

#c3b4be

#c1b6be

#c0b7bd

#beb9bd

#bdbabc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdbc · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#bebfbc · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#c3bab9 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c4b3bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c4b3bf]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c4b3bf (#c4b3bf) is rgb(196, 179, 191) in RGB.

No, #c4b3bf 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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