#c9a8b0

Color #c9a8b0

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a8b0

RGB

rgb(201, 168, 176)

HSL

hsl(345.5, 23.4%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.5, 16.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 12.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(71.93, 13.33, 0.4)

LCH

lch(71.93, 13.34, 1.72)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0399, 1.87)

HWB

hwb(345.5, 65.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8c9c1

Analogous

#c9a8c1

#c9a8b0

#c9b1a8

Triadic

#c9a8b0

#b0c9a8

#a8b0c9

Split-complementary

#c9a8b0

#a8c9b1

#a8c1c9

Tetradic

#c9a8b0

#c9c1a8

#a8c9c1

#a8b0c9

Square

#c9a8b0

#c1c9a8

#a8c9c1

#b1a8c9

Shades

Color #c9a8b0 mixed toward black.

#b2828e

#985e6c

#724751

#4c2f36

#26181b

Tints

Color #c9a8b0 mixed toward white.

#d2b7bd

#dbc5ca

#e4d4d8

#ede2e5

#f6f1f2

Tones

Color #c9a8b0 mixed toward gray.

#c6abb2

#c4aeb3

#c1b0b4

#beb3b6

#bbb6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbbae · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#bdc0ae · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#c8adac · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a8b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a8b0]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c9a8b0 (#c9a8b0) is rgb(201, 168, 176) in RGB.

No, #c9a8b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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