#c59a97

Color #c59a97

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.24 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c59a97

RGB

rgb(197, 154, 151)

HSL

hsl(3.9, 28.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.9, 23.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.8%, 23.4%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(67.44, 15.56, 7.72)

LCH

lch(67.44, 17.37, 26.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0518, 23.05)

HWB

hwb(3.9, 59.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97c2c5

Analogous

#c597ab

#c59a97

#c5b197

Triadic

#c59a97

#97c59a

#9a97c5

Split-complementary

#c59a97

#97c5b1

#97abc5

Tetradic

#c59a97

#c2c597

#97c2c5

#9a97c5

Square

#c59a97

#abc597

#97c2c5

#b197c5

Shades

Color #c59a97 mixed toward black.

#b07672

#955753

#70413e

#4a2c2a

#251615

Tints

Color #c59a97 mixed toward white.

#cfaba8

#d8bcba

#e2cccb

#ecdddc

#f5eeee

Tones

Color #c59a97 mixed toward gray.

#c19d9b

#bda19f

#b9a4a2

#b6a7a6

#b2abaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b498 · ΔE 24.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b998 · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#c39898 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c59a97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c59a97]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#c59a97 (#c59a97) is rgb(197, 154, 151) in RGB.

No, #c59a97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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