#c8aba8

Color #c8aba8

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.27 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c8aba8

RGB

rgb(200, 171, 168)

HSL

hsl(5.6, 22.5%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.6, 16%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 16%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.38, 10.03, 5.45)

LCH

lch(72.38, 11.42, 28.52)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0342, 24.92)

HWB

hwb(5.6, 65.9%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8c5c8

Analogous

#c8a8b5

#c8aba8

#c8bba8

Triadic

#c8aba8

#a8c8ab

#aba8c8

Split-complementary

#c8aba8

#a8c8bb

#a8b5c8

Tetradic

#c8aba8

#c5c8a8

#a8c5c8

#aba8c8

Square

#c8aba8

#b5c8a8

#a8c5c8

#bba8c8

Shades

Color #c8aba8 mixed toward black.

#b08783

#96645f

#714b47

#4b3230

#261918

Tints

Color #c8aba8 mixed toward white.

#d1b9b7

#dac7c5

#e4d5d4

#ede3e2

#f6f1f1

Tones

Color #c8aba8 mixed toward gray.

#c5adab

#c3afad

#c0b2b0

#bdb4b3

#bbb6b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbca9 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#bec0a9 · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#c7a9a9 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8aba8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8aba8]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c8aba8 (#c8aba8) is rgb(200, 171, 168) in RGB.

No, #c8aba8 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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