#c5adab

Color #c5adab

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.94 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c5adab

RGB

rgb(197, 173, 171)

HSL

hsl(4.6, 18.3%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.6, 13.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 13.2%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(72.69, 8.32, 4.21)

LCH

lch(72.69, 9.32, 26.84)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0281, 23.47)

HWB

hwb(4.6, 67.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abc3c5

Analogous

#c5abb6

#c5adab

#c5baab

Triadic

#c5adab

#abc5ad

#adabc5

Split-complementary

#c5adab

#abc5ba

#abb6c5

Tetradic

#c5adab

#c3c5ab

#abc3c5

#adabc5

Square

#c5adab

#b6c5ab

#abc3c5

#baabc5

Shades

Color #c5adab mixed toward black.

#ac8a87

#916864

#6d4e4b

#493432

#241a19

Tints

Color #c5adab mixed toward white.

#cfbbb9

#d8c8c7

#e2d6d5

#ece4e3

#f5f1f1

Tones

Color #c5adab mixed toward gray.

#c3afad

#c1b1af

#bfb3b2

#bcb4b4

#bab6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbab · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbeac · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#c4acac · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5adab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5adab]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c5adab (#c5adab) is rgb(197, 173, 171) in RGB.

No, #c5adab 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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