#c99cb9

Color #c99cb9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.62 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c99cb9

RGB

rgb(201, 156, 185)

HSL

hsl(321.3, 29.4%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.3, 22.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 8%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(69.25, 21.45, -8.53)

LCH

lch(69.25, 23.08, 338.31)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0659, 340.02)

HWB

hwb(321.3, 61.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cc9ac

Analogous

#c29cc9

#c99cb9

#c99ca3

Triadic

#c99cb9

#b9c99c

#9cb9c9

Split-complementary

#c99cb9

#a3c99c

#9cc9c2

Tetradic

#c99cb9

#c9ac9c

#9cc9ac

#9cb9c9

Square

#c99cb9

#c9c29c

#9cc9ac

#9ca3c9

Shades

Color #c99cb9 mixed toward black.

#b4769e

#9a5481

#733f61

#4d2a41

#261520

Tints

Color #c99cb9 mixed toward white.

#d2adc5

#dbbdd0

#e4cedc

#eddee8

#f6eff3

Tones

Color #c99cb9 mixed toward gray.

#c5a0b8

#c1a4b7

#bea7b6

#baabb5

#b6afb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b3 · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#babdb1 · ΔE 28.2

Tritanopia

#c7adac · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c99cb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c99cb9]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Orchid #da70d6

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#c99cb9 (#c99cb9) is rgb(201, 156, 185) in RGB.

No, #c99cb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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