#c5aca8

Color #c5aca8

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.43 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c5aca8

RGB

rgb(197, 172, 168)

HSL

hsl(8.3, 20%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.3, 14.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 14.7%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(72.36, 8.37, 5.38)

LCH

lch(72.36, 9.95, 32.73)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0297, 28.55)

HWB

hwb(8.3, 65.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8c1c5

Analogous

#c5a8b3

#c5aca8

#c5bba8

Triadic

#c5aca8

#a8c5ac

#aca8c5

Split-complementary

#c5aca8

#a8c5bb

#a8b3c5

Tetradic

#c5aca8

#c1c5a8

#a8c1c5

#aca8c5

Square

#c5aca8

#b3c5a8

#a8c1c5

#bba8c5

Shades

Color #c5aca8 mixed toward black.

#ad8984

#926861

#6e4e49

#493431

#251a18

Tints

Color #c5aca8 mixed toward white.

#cfbab7

#d8c8c5

#e2d6d4

#ece3e2

#f5f1f1

Tones

Color #c5aca8 mixed toward gray.

#c3aeab

#c0b0ad

#beb1af

#bbb3b2

#b9b5b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbaa9 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbea9 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#c4aaaa · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5aca8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5aca8]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#c5aca8 (#c5aca8) is rgb(197, 172, 168) in RGB.

No, #c5aca8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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