#c9a6b8

Color #c9a6b8

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a6b8

RGB

rgb(201, 166, 184)

HSL

hsl(329.1, 24.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(329.1, 17.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.4%, 8.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.66, 15.79, -4.42)

LCH

lch(71.66, 16.4, 344.36)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0474, 345.96)

HWB

hwb(329.1, 65.1%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6c9b7

Analogous

#c9a6c9

#c9a6b8

#c9a6a7

Triadic

#c9a6b8

#b8c9a6

#a6b8c9

Split-complementary

#c9a6b8

#a7c9a6

#a6c9c9

Tetradic

#c9a6b8

#c9b7a6

#a6c9b7

#a6b8c9

Square

#c9a6b8

#c9c9a6

#a6c9b7

#a6a7c9

Shades

Color #c9a6b8 mixed toward black.

#b2809a

#985c7b

#72455c

#4c2e3e

#26171f

Tints

Color #c9a6b8 mixed toward white.

#d2b5c4

#dbc4d0

#e4d3dc

#ede1e7

#f6f0f3

Tones

Color #c9a6b8 mixed toward gray.

#c6a9b8

#c3acb8

#c0afb8

#bdb2b8

#bbb5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb4 · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#bdbfb3 · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#c7b0b0 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a6b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a6b8]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#c9a6b8 (#c9a6b8) is rgb(201, 166, 184) in RGB.

No, #c9a6b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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