#c6999c

Color #c6999c

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.17 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c6999c

RGB

rgb(198, 153, 156)

HSL

hsl(356, 28.3%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356, 22.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 21.2%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(67.42, 17.24, 4.92)

LCH

lch(67.42, 17.93, 15.93)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0541, 14.01)

HWB

hwb(356, 60%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99c6c3

Analogous

#c699b2

#c6999c

#c6ac99

Triadic

#c6999c

#9cc699

#999cc6

Split-complementary

#c6999c

#99c6ac

#99b2c6

Tetradic

#c6999c

#c6c399

#99c6c3

#999cc6

Square

#c6999c

#b2c699

#99c6c3

#ac99c6

Shades

Color #c6999c mixed toward black.

#b17378

#965458

#713f42

#4b2a2c

#261516

Tints

Color #c6999c mixed toward white.

#cfaaac

#d9bbbd

#e2cccd

#ecddde

#f5eeee

Tones

Color #c6999c mixed toward gray.

#c29d9f

#bea0a2

#bba4a6

#b7a8a9

#b3acac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b49b · ΔE 26

Deuteranopia

#b7ba9b · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#c49b9b · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6999c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6999c]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c6999c (#c6999c) is rgb(198, 153, 156) in RGB.

No, #c6999c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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