#c9a0ae

Color #c9a0ae

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a0ae

RGB

rgb(201, 160, 174)

HSL

hsl(339.5, 27.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(339.5, 20.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 13.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(69.91, 17.37, -1.46)

LCH

lch(69.91, 17.43, 355.2)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0518, 356.02)

HWB

hwb(339.5, 62.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0c9bb

Analogous

#c9a0c3

#c9a0ae

#c9a7a0

Triadic

#c9a0ae

#aec9a0

#a0aec9

Split-complementary

#c9a0ae

#a0c9a7

#a0c3c9

Tetradic

#c9a0ae

#c9bba0

#a0c9bb

#a0aec9

Square

#c9a0ae

#c3c9a0

#a0c9bb

#a7a0c9

Shades

Color #c9a0ae mixed toward black.

#b37a8d

#99576e

#734152

#4d2c37

#26161b

Tints

Color #c9a0ae mixed toward white.

#d2b0bc

#dbc0c9

#e4d0d7

#eddfe4

#f6eff2

Tones

Color #c9a0ae mixed toward gray.

#c6a3af

#c2a7b0

#bfaab1

#bbaeb2

#b8b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b8ab · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbeaa · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#c7a8a8 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 16.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a0ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a0ae]

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Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#c9a0ae (#c9a0ae) is rgb(201, 160, 174) in RGB.

No, #c9a0ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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