#c9989e

Color #c9989e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.2 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9989e

RGB

rgb(201, 152, 158)

HSL

hsl(352.7, 31.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.7, 24.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 21.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(67.53, 19.22, 4)

LCH

lch(67.53, 19.63, 11.76)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0593, 10.49)

HWB

hwb(352.7, 59.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98c9c3

Analogous

#c998b6

#c9989e

#c9aa98

Triadic

#c9989e

#9ec998

#989ec9

Split-complementary

#c9989e

#98c9aa

#98b6c9

Tetradic

#c9989e

#c9c398

#98c9c3

#989ec9

Square

#c9989e

#b6c998

#98c9c3

#aa98c9

Shades

Color #c9989e mixed toward black.

#b5717a

#9a515a

#743d43

#4d282d

#271416

Tints

Color #c9989e mixed toward white.

#d2a9ae

#dbbabe

#e4cbce

#eddddf

#f6eeef

Tones

Color #c9989e mixed toward gray.

#c59ca1

#c1a0a4

#bda4a7

#b9a8aa

#b5acad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b59d · ΔE 26.8

Deuteranopia

#b9bc9c · ΔE 30.5

Tritanopia

#c79b9b · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 17.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9989e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9989e]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c9989e (#c9989e) is rgb(201, 152, 158) in RGB.

No, #c9989e 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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