#c9a4b4

Color #c9a4b4

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a4b4

RGB

rgb(201, 164, 180)

HSL

hsl(334.1, 25.5%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.1, 18.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 10.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.05, 16.19, -3.1)

LCH

lch(71.05, 16.48, 349.16)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0484, 350.48)

HWB

hwb(334.1, 64.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4c9b9

Analogous

#c9a4c7

#c9a4b4

#c9a7a4

Triadic

#c9a4b4

#b4c9a4

#a4b4c9

Split-complementary

#c9a4b4

#a4c9a7

#a4c7c9

Tetradic

#c9a4b4

#c9b9a4

#a4c9b9

#a4b4c9

Square

#c9a4b4

#c7c9a4

#a4c9b9

#a7a4c9

Shades

Color #c9a4b4 mixed toward black.

#b27e95

#995b75

#734458

#4c2d3b

#26171d

Tints

Color #c9a4b4 mixed toward white.

#d2b3c1

#dbc2cd

#e4d2da

#ede1e6

#f6f0f3

Tones

Color #c9a4b4 mixed toward gray.

#c6a7b4

#c3aab5

#c0adb5

#bdb0b6

#bab4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab0 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbfaf · ΔE 25.7

Tritanopia

#c7adad · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a4b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a4b4]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#c9a4b4 (#c9a4b4) is rgb(201, 164, 180) in RGB.

No, #c9a4b4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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