#c5b1ae

Color #c5b1ae

A muted light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.76 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b1ae

RGB

rgb(197, 177, 174)

HSL

hsl(7.8, 16.5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.8, 11.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 11.7%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(73.79, 6.65, 4.14)

LCH

lch(73.79, 7.83, 31.9)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0235, 27.87)

HWB

hwb(7.8, 68.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec2c5

Analogous

#c5aeb6

#c5b1ae

#c5bcae

Triadic

#c5b1ae

#aec5b1

#b1aec5

Split-complementary

#c5b1ae

#aec5bc

#aeb6c5

Tetradic

#c5b1ae

#c2c5ae

#aec2c5

#b1aec5

Square

#c5b1ae

#b6c5ae

#aec2c5

#bcaec5

Shades

Color #c5b1ae mixed toward black.

#ab8e8a

#906c67

#6c514d

#483634

#241b1a

Tints

Color #c5b1ae mixed toward white.

#cfbebb

#d8cbc9

#e2d8d6

#ece5e4

#f5f2f1

Tones

Color #c5b1ae mixed toward gray.

#c3b2b0

#c1b4b2

#bfb5b4

#bdb7b6

#bbb8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdaf · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#bebfaf · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#c4afaf · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b1ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b1ae]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#c5b1ae (#c5b1ae) is rgb(197, 177, 174) in RGB.

No, #c5b1ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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