#c9a3a0

Color #c9a3a0

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.54 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a3a0

RGB

rgb(201, 163, 160)

HSL

hsl(4.4, 27.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.4, 20.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.9%, 20.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.28, 13.5, 6.85)

LCH

lch(70.28, 15.14, 26.9)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0453, 23.56)

HWB

hwb(4.4, 62.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0c6c9

Analogous

#c9a0b2

#c9a3a0

#c9b8a0

Triadic

#c9a3a0

#a0c9a3

#a3a0c9

Split-complementary

#c9a3a0

#a0c9b8

#a0b2c9

Tetradic

#c9a3a0

#c6c9a0

#a0c6c9

#a3a0c9

Square

#c9a3a0

#b2c9a0

#a0c6c9

#b8a0c9

Shades

Color #c9a3a0 mixed toward black.

#b37e7a

#995c57

#734541

#4d2e2c

#261716

Tints

Color #c9a3a0 mixed toward white.

#d2b2b0

#dbc2c0

#e4d1d0

#ede0df

#f6f0ef

Tones

Color #c9a3a0 mixed toward gray.

#c6a6a3

#c2a9a7

#bfacaa

#bbafae

#b8b2b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab9a1 · ΔE 21.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbfa1 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#c7a1a1 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a3a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a3a0]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#c9a3a0 (#c9a3a0) is rgb(201, 163, 160) in RGB.

No, #c9a3a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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