#c99b96

Color #c99b96

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.21 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c99b96

RGB

rgb(201, 155, 150)

HSL

hsl(5.9, 32.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.9, 25.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 25.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(68.07, 16.39, 9.23)

LCH

lch(68.07, 18.81, 29.39)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0558, 25.69)

HWB

hwb(5.9, 58.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96c4c9

Analogous

#c996aa

#c99b96

#c9b496

Triadic

#c99b96

#96c99b

#9b96c9

Split-complementary

#c99b96

#96c9b4

#96aac9

Tetradic

#c99b96

#c4c996

#96c4c9

#9b96c9

Square

#c99b96

#aac996

#96c4c9

#b496c9

Shades

Color #c99b96 mixed toward black.

#b5766f

#9b574f

#74413c

#4d2b28

#271614

Tints

Color #c99b96 mixed toward white.

#d2aca7

#dbbcb9

#e4cdca

#eddedc

#f6eeed

Tones

Color #c99b96 mixed toward gray.

#c59e9a

#c0a29e

#bca5a3

#b8a9a7

#b4acab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b797 · ΔE 25.6

Deuteranopia

#b9bd98 · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#c79898 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c99b96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c99b96]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c99b96 (#c99b96) is rgb(201, 155, 150) in RGB.

No, #c99b96 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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