#c9a5a6

Color #c9a5a6

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.47 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a5a6

RGB

rgb(201, 165, 166)

HSL

hsl(358.3, 25%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(358.3, 17.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 17.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.93, 13.34, 4.46)

LCH

lch(70.93, 14.07, 18.49)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0425, 16.26)

HWB

hwb(358.3, 64.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5c9c8

Analogous

#c9a5b8

#c9a5a6

#c9b6a5

Triadic

#c9a5a6

#a6c9a5

#a5a6c9

Split-complementary

#c9a5a6

#a5c9b6

#a5b8c9

Tetradic

#c9a5a6

#c9c8a5

#a5c9c8

#a5a6c9

Square

#c9a5a6

#b8c9a5

#a5c9c8

#b6a5c9

Shades

Color #c9a5a6 mixed toward black.

#b27f80

#995c5d

#724546

#4c2e2f

#261717

Tints

Color #c9a5a6 mixed toward white.

#d2b4b5

#dbc3c4

#e4d2d3

#ede1e1

#f6f0f0

Tones

Color #c9a5a6 mixed toward gray.

#c6a8a9

#c3abac

#c0aeaf

#bdb1b1

#bab4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbaa6 · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbfa6 · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#c7a6a6 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a5a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a5a6]

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Frequently asked questions

#c9a5a6 (#c9a5a6) is rgb(201, 165, 166) in RGB.

No, #c9a5a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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