#c9aaa5

Color #c9aaa5

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9aaa5

RGB

rgb(201, 170, 165)

HSL

hsl(8.3, 25%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.3, 17.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 17.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(72.15, 10.47, 6.77)

LCH

lch(72.15, 12.47, 32.89)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0371, 28.71)

HWB

hwb(8.3, 64.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5c4c9

Analogous

#c9a5b2

#c9aaa5

#c9bca5

Triadic

#c9aaa5

#a5c9aa

#aaa5c9

Split-complementary

#c9aaa5

#a5c9bc

#a5b2c9

Tetradic

#c9aaa5

#c4c9a5

#a5c4c9

#aaa5c9

Square

#c9aaa5

#b2c9a5

#a5c4c9

#bca5c9

Shades

Color #c9aaa5 mixed toward black.

#b2867f

#99645c

#724b45

#4c322e

#261917

Tints

Color #c9aaa5 mixed toward white.

#d2b8b4

#dbc6c3

#e4d5d2

#ede3e1

#f6f1f0

Tones

Color #c9aaa5 mixed toward gray.

#c6aca8

#c3aeab

#c0b1ae

#bdb3b1

#bab5b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbca6 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#bec0a7 · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#c8a7a7 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9aaa5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9aaa5]

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#c9aaa5 (#c9aaa5) is rgb(201, 170, 165) in RGB.

No, #c9aaa5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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