#c9a7a4

Color #c9a7a4

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.29 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a7a4

RGB

rgb(201, 167, 164)

HSL

hsl(4.9, 25.5%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.9, 18.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.9%, 18.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.38, 11.94, 6.21)

LCH

lch(71.38, 13.46, 27.48)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0403, 24.02)

HWB

hwb(4.9, 64.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4c6c9

Analogous

#c9a4b4

#c9a7a4

#c9baa4

Triadic

#c9a7a4

#a4c9a7

#a7a4c9

Split-complementary

#c9a7a4

#a4c9ba

#a4b4c9

Tetradic

#c9a7a4

#c6c9a4

#a4c6c9

#a7a4c9

Square

#c9a7a4

#b4c9a4

#a4c6c9

#baa4c9

Shades

Color #c9a7a4 mixed toward black.

#b2827e

#99605b

#734844

#4c302d

#261817

Tints

Color #c9a7a4 mixed toward white.

#d2b6b3

#dbc4c2

#e4d3d2

#ede2e1

#f6f0f0

Tones

Color #c9a7a4 mixed toward gray.

#c6aaa7

#c3acaa

#c0afad

#bdb1b0

#bab4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbba5 · ΔE 20.5

Deuteranopia

#bdc0a5 · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#c7a5a5 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a7a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a7a4]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c9a7a4 (#c9a7a4) is rgb(201, 167, 164) in RGB.

No, #c9a7a4 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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