#c8978b

Color #c8978b

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.53 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c8978b

RGB

rgb(200, 151, 139)

HSL

hsl(11.8, 35.7%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.8, 30.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.5%, 30.5%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(66.73, 16.67, 13.46)

LCH

lch(66.73, 21.43, 38.92)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0619, 34.13)

HWB

hwb(11.8, 54.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bbcc8

Analogous

#c88b9e

#c8978b

#c8b68b

Triadic

#c8978b

#8bc897

#978bc8

Split-complementary

#c8978b

#8bc8b6

#8b9ec8

Tetradic

#c8978b

#bcc88b

#8bbcc8

#978bc8

Square

#c8978b

#9ec88b

#8bbcc8

#b68bc8

Shades

Color #c8978b mixed toward black.

#b67565

#995949

#734237

#4d2c24

#261612

Tints

Color #c8978b mixed toward white.

#d1a89e

#dabab2

#e4cbc5

#eddcd8

#f6eeec

Tones

Color #c8978b mixed toward gray.

#c39a90

#be9d95

#b9a09a

#b4a39f

#afa6a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b48e · ΔE 24.6

Deuteranopia

#b8bb8f · ΔE 26.8

Tritanopia

#c69091 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8978b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8978b]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#c8978b (#c8978b) is rgb(200, 151, 139) in RGB.

No, #c8978b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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