#c998b6

Color #c998b6

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.48 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c998b6

RGB

rgb(201, 152, 182)

HSL

hsl(323.3, 31.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(323.3, 24.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 9.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(68.21, 23.12, -8.42)

LCH

lch(68.21, 24.61, 339.99)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0707, 341.69)

HWB

hwb(323.3, 59.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98c9ab

Analogous

#c398c9

#c998b6

#c9989d

Triadic

#c998b6

#b6c998

#98b6c9

Split-complementary

#c998b6

#9dc998

#98c9c3

Tetradic

#c998b6

#c9ab98

#98c9ab

#98b6c9

Square

#c998b6

#c9c398

#98c9ab

#989dc9

Shades

Color #c998b6 mixed toward black.

#b5719b

#9a517e

#743d5e

#4d283f

#27141f

Tints

Color #c998b6 mixed toward white.

#d2a9c2

#dbbace

#e4cbda

#eddde7

#f6eef3

Tones

Color #c998b6 mixed toward gray.

#c59cb5

#c1a0b4

#bda4b3

#b9a8b2

#b5acb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b5af · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#b9bcae · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#c7aaa9 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c998b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c998b6]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#c998b6 (#c998b6) is rgb(201, 152, 182) in RGB.

No, #c998b6 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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