#c9a7b8

Color #c9a7b8

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a7b8

RGB

rgb(201, 167, 184)

HSL

hsl(330, 23.9%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 16.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.9%, 8.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.9, 15.24, -4.05)

LCH

lch(71.9, 15.77, 345.12)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0457, 346.6)

HWB

hwb(330, 65.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7c9b8

Analogous

#c9a7c9

#c9a7b8

#c9a7a7

Triadic

#c9a7b8

#b8c9a7

#a7b8c9

Split-complementary

#c9a7b8

#a7c9a7

#a7c9c9

Tetradic

#c9a7b8

#c9b8a7

#a7c9b8

#a7b8c9

Square

#c9a7b8

#c9c9a7

#a7c9b8

#a7a7c9

Shades

Color #c9a7b8 mixed toward black.

#b28199

#985d7b

#72465c

#4c2f3d

#26171f

Tints

Color #c9a7b8 mixed toward white.

#d2b6c4

#dbc4d0

#e4d3dc

#ede2e7

#f6f0f3

Tones

Color #c9a7b8 mixed toward gray.

#c6aab8

#c3adb8

#c1b0b8

#beb2b8

#bbb5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb4 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#bdc0b3 · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#c7b1b0 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a7b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a7b8]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#c9a7b8 (#c9a7b8) is rgb(201, 167, 184) in RGB.

No, #c9a7b8 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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