#c99c9f

Color #c99c9f

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.21 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c99c9f

RGB

rgb(201, 156, 159)

HSL

hsl(356, 29.4%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356, 22.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 20.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(68.53, 17.18, 4.89)

LCH

lch(68.53, 17.86, 15.89)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0539, 13.96)

HWB

hwb(356, 61.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cc9c6

Analogous

#c99cb5

#c99c9f

#c9b09c

Triadic

#c99c9f

#9fc99c

#9c9fc9

Split-complementary

#c99c9f

#9cc9b0

#9cb5c9

Tetradic

#c99c9f

#c9c69c

#9cc9c6

#9c9fc9

Square

#c99c9f

#b5c99c

#9cc9c6

#b09cc9

Shades

Color #c99c9f mixed toward black.

#b4767a

#9a5459

#733f43

#4d2a2c

#261516

Tints

Color #c99c9f mixed toward white.

#d2adaf

#dbbdbf

#e4cecf

#eddedf

#f6efef

Tones

Color #c99c9f mixed toward gray.

#c5a0a2

#c1a4a6

#bea7a9

#baabac

#b6afaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b79e · ΔE 26

Deuteranopia

#babd9e · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#c79e9e · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c99c9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c99c9f]

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Frequently asked questions

#c99c9f (#c99c9f) is rgb(201, 156, 159) in RGB.

No, #c99c9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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