#c9a39e

Color #c9a39e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a39e

RGB

rgb(201, 163, 158)

HSL

hsl(7, 28.5%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7, 21.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.9%, 21.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.23, 13.2, 7.88)

LCH

lch(70.23, 15.37, 30.84)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0458, 26.9)

HWB

hwb(7, 62%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ec4c9

Analogous

#c99eaf

#c9a39e

#c9b99e

Triadic

#c9a39e

#9ec9a3

#a39ec9

Split-complementary

#c9a39e

#9ec9b9

#9eafc9

Tetradic

#c9a39e

#c4c99e

#9ec4c9

#a39ec9

Square

#c9a39e

#afc99e

#9ec4c9

#b99ec9

Shades

Color #c9a39e mixed toward black.

#b47f78

#9a5e56

#734640

#4d2f2b

#261715

Tints

Color #c9a39e mixed toward white.

#d2b2ae

#dbc2be

#e4d1cf

#ede0df

#f6f0ef

Tones

Color #c9a39e mixed toward gray.

#c5a6a2

#c2a9a5

#beaba9

#bbaeac

#b7b1b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab99f · ΔE 21.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbfa0 · ΔE 24.7

Tritanopia

#c7a0a0 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a39e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a39e]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c9a39e (#c9a39e) is rgb(201, 163, 158) in RGB.

No, #c9a39e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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