#c6aba4

Color #c6aba4

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.62 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c6aba4

RGB

rgb(198, 171, 164)

HSL

hsl(12.4, 23%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.4, 17.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 17.2%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(72.1, 8.65, 7.22)

LCH

lch(72.1, 11.27, 39.85)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0332, 34.94)

HWB

hwb(12.4, 64.3%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4bfc6

Analogous

#c6a4ae

#c6aba4

#c6bca4

Triadic

#c6aba4

#a4c6ab

#aba4c6

Split-complementary

#c6aba4

#a4c6bc

#a4aec6

Tetradic

#c6aba4

#bfc6a4

#a4bfc6

#aba4c6

Square

#c6aba4

#aec6a4

#a4bfc6

#bca4c6

Shades

Color #c6aba4 mixed toward black.

#af897f

#94685d

#6f4e46

#4a342e

#251a17

Tints

Color #c6aba4 mixed toward white.

#d0b9b3

#d9c7c2

#e3d5d2

#ece3e1

#f6f1f0

Tones

Color #c6aba4 mixed toward gray.

#c3ada7

#c0aeaa

#beb0ad

#bbb2af

#b8b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbba6 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbea6 · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#c5a7a7 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6aba4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6aba4]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Tomato #ff6347

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#c6aba4 (#c6aba4) is rgb(198, 171, 164) in RGB.

No, #c6aba4 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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