#c79ea1

Color #c79ea1

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#c79ea1

RGB

rgb(199, 158, 161)

HSL

hsl(355.6, 26.8%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(355.6, 20.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.6%, 19.1%, 22%)

LAB

lab(68.87, 15.64, 4.24)

LCH

lch(68.87, 16.2, 15.17)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0489, 13.35)

HWB

hwb(355.6, 62%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ec7c4

Analogous

#c79eb6

#c79ea1

#c7af9e

Triadic

#c79ea1

#a1c79e

#9ea1c7

Split-complementary

#c79ea1

#9ec7af

#9eb6c7

Tetradic

#c79ea1

#c7c49e

#9ec7c4

#9ea1c7

Square

#c79ea1

#b6c79e

#9ec7c4

#af9ec7

Shades

Color #c79ea1 mixed toward black.

#b1787c

#97575c

#714145

#4b2c2e

#261617

Tints

Color #c79ea1 mixed toward white.

#d0aeb1

#dabec0

#e3ced0

#ecdfe0

#f6efef

Tones

Color #c79ea1 mixed toward gray.

#c4a1a4

#c0a5a7

#bda8aa

#b9acad

#b6afb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b6a0 · ΔE 23.7

Deuteranopia

#b9bca0 · ΔE 27.2

Tritanopia

#c5a0a0 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c79ea1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c79ea1]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c79ea1 (#c79ea1) is rgb(199, 158, 161) in RGB.

No, #c79ea1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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