#c5b3ae

Color #c5b3ae

A muted light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.16 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b3ae

RGB

rgb(197, 179, 174)

HSL

hsl(13, 16.5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13, 11.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 11.7%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(74.3, 5.58, 4.88)

LCH

lch(74.3, 7.41, 41.17)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0219, 36.09)

HWB

hwb(13, 68.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec0c5

Analogous

#c5aeb4

#c5b3ae

#c5beae

Triadic

#c5b3ae

#aec5b3

#b3aec5

Split-complementary

#c5b3ae

#aec5be

#aeb4c5

Tetradic

#c5b3ae

#c0c5ae

#aec0c5

#b3aec5

Square

#c5b3ae

#b4c5ae

#aec0c5

#beaec5

Shades

Color #c5b3ae mixed toward black.

#ab918a

#907067

#6c544d

#483834

#241c1a

Tints

Color #c5b3ae mixed toward white.

#cfc0bb

#d8ccc9

#e2d9d6

#ece6e4

#f5f2f1

Tones

Color #c5b3ae mixed toward gray.

#c3b4b0

#c1b5b2

#bfb6b4

#bdb7b6

#bbb8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdaf · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#bfc0b0 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#c4b0b0 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b3ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b3ae]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Tomato #ff6347

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#c5b3ae (#c5b3ae) is rgb(197, 179, 174) in RGB.

No, #c5b3ae 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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