#c59998

Color #c59998

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 3.69 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c59998

RGB

rgb(197, 153, 152)

HSL

hsl(1.3, 28%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.3, 22.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 22.8%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(67.22, 16.26, 6.85)

LCH

lch(67.22, 17.64, 22.84)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0529, 20.01)

HWB

hwb(1.3, 59.6%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98c4c5

Analogous

#c598ad

#c59998

#c5af98

Triadic

#c59998

#98c599

#9998c5

Split-complementary

#c59998

#98c5af

#98adc5

Tetradic

#c59998

#c4c598

#98c4c5

#9998c5

Square

#c59998

#adc598

#98c4c5

#af98c5

Shades

Color #c59998 mixed toward black.

#b07473

#955554

#70403f

#4a2b2a

#251515

Tints

Color #c59998 mixed toward white.

#cfaaa9

#d8bbba

#e2cccb

#ecdddd

#f5eeee

Tones

Color #c59998 mixed toward gray.

#c19c9c

#bda09f

#baa4a3

#b6a7a7

#b2abab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b398 · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b998 · ΔE 27.9

Tritanopia

#c39898 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c59998;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c59998]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#c59998 (#c59998) is rgb(197, 153, 152) in RGB.

No, #c59998 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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