#c9a09b

Color #c9a09b

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.61 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a09b

RGB

rgb(201, 160, 155)

HSL

hsl(6.5, 29.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.5, 22.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 22.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(69.42, 14.39, 8.38)

LCH

lch(69.42, 16.65, 30.21)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0495, 26.41)

HWB

hwb(6.5, 60.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bc4c9

Analogous

#c99bad

#c9a09b

#c9b79b

Triadic

#c9a09b

#9bc9a0

#a09bc9

Split-complementary

#c9a09b

#9bc9b7

#9badc9

Tetradic

#c9a09b

#c4c99b

#9bc4c9

#a09bc9

Square

#c9a09b

#adc99b

#9bc4c9

#b79bc9

Shades

Color #c9a09b mixed toward black.

#b47b74

#9a5b53

#74443e

#4d2d2a

#271715

Tints

Color #c9a09b mixed toward white.

#d2b0ac

#dbc0bc

#e4cfcd

#eddfde

#f6efee

Tones

Color #c9a09b mixed toward gray.

#c5a39f

#c1a6a3

#bea9a6

#baacaa

#b6afae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b89c · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#bbbe9d · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#c79d9d · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a09b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a09b]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c9a09b (#c9a09b) is rgb(201, 160, 155) in RGB.

No, #c9a09b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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