#c5a9aa

Color #c5a9aa

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.98 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c5a9aa

RGB

rgb(197, 169, 170)

HSL

hsl(357.9, 19.4%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357.9, 14.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 13.7%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(71.66, 10.33, 3.26)

LCH

lch(71.66, 10.83, 17.51)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0328, 15.39)

HWB

hwb(357.9, 66.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9c5c4

Analogous

#c5a9b8

#c5a9aa

#c5b6a9

Triadic

#c5a9aa

#aac5a9

#a9aac5

Split-complementary

#c5a9aa

#a9c5b6

#a9b8c5

Tetradic

#c5a9aa

#c5c4a9

#a9c5c4

#a9aac5

Square

#c5a9aa

#b8c5a9

#a9c5c4

#b6a9c5

Shades

Color #c5a9aa mixed toward black.

#ac8586

#926264

#6d4a4b

#493132

#241919

Tints

Color #c5a9aa mixed toward white.

#cfb7b8

#d8c6c6

#e2d4d5

#ece2e3

#f5f1f1

Tones

Color #c5a9aa mixed toward gray.

#c3abac

#c0aeae

#beb0b1

#bcb2b3

#b9b5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9aa · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#bbbdaa · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#c4aaaa · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5a9aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5a9aa]

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Frequently asked questions

#c5a9aa (#c5a9aa) is rgb(197, 169, 170) in RGB.

No, #c5a9aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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