#c9acb1

Color #c9acb1

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9acb1

RGB

rgb(201, 172, 177)

HSL

hsl(349.7, 21.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.7, 14.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 11.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(72.96, 11.32, 1.34)

LCH

lch(72.96, 11.4, 6.75)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0343, 6.19)

HWB

hwb(349.7, 67.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acc9c4

Analogous

#c9acbf

#c9acb1

#c9b5ac

Triadic

#c9acb1

#b1c9ac

#acb1c9

Split-complementary

#c9acb1

#acc9b5

#acbfc9

Tetradic

#c9acb1

#c9c4ac

#acc9c4

#acb1c9

Square

#c9acb1

#bfc9ac

#acc9c4

#b5acc9

Shades

Color #c9acb1 mixed toward black.

#b0868d

#97626b

#714950

#4b3135

#26181b

Tints

Color #c9acb1 mixed toward white.

#d2babe

#dbc8cb

#e4d5d8

#ede3e5

#f6f1f2

Tones

Color #c9acb1 mixed toward gray.

#c7aeb2

#c4b1b4

#c2b3b6

#bfb6b7

#bdb8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdb0 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#bfc1b0 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#c8afaf · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9acb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9acb1]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c9acb1 (#c9acb1) is rgb(201, 172, 177) in RGB.

No, #c9acb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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