#c9938c

Color #c9938c

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9938c

RGB

rgb(201, 147, 140)

HSL

hsl(6.9, 36.1%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.9, 30.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.9%, 30.3%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(65.89, 19.39, 11.73)

LCH

lch(65.89, 22.66, 31.17)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0666, 27.14)

HWB

hwb(6.9, 54.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cc2c9

Analogous

#c98ca4

#c9938c

#c9b28c

Triadic

#c9938c

#8cc993

#938cc9

Split-complementary

#c9938c

#8cc9b2

#8ca4c9

Tetradic

#c9938c

#c2c98c

#8cc2c9

#938cc9

Square

#c9938c

#a4c98c

#8cc2c9

#b28cc9

Shades

Color #c9938c mixed toward black.

#b76f65

#9b5249

#743e37

#4d2924

#271512

Tints

Color #c9938c mixed toward white.

#d2a59f

#dbb7b2

#e4c9c6

#eddbd9

#f6edec

Tones

Color #c9938c mixed toward gray.

#c49791

#bf9b96

#ba9f9b

#b5a3a0

#b0a7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b48e · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#b7bb8e · ΔE 29.7

Tritanopia

#c78f8f · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9938c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9938c]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c9938c (#c9938c) is rgb(201, 147, 140) in RGB.

No, #c9938c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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