#c9b5be

Color #c9b5be

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b5be

RGB

rgb(201, 181, 190)

HSL

hsl(333, 15.6%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(333, 10%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10%, 5.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.57, 8.69, -1.96)

LCH

lch(75.57, 8.91, 347.29)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0258, 348.6)

HWB

hwb(333, 71%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5c9c0

Analogous

#c9b5c8

#c9b5be

#c9b6b5

Triadic

#c9b5be

#bec9b5

#b5bec9

Split-complementary

#c9b5be

#b5c9b6

#b5c8c9

Tetradic

#c9b5be

#c9c0b5

#b5c9c0

#b5bec9

Square

#c9b5be

#c8c9b5

#b5c9c0

#b6b5c9

Shades

Color #c9b5be mixed toward black.

#ae909e

#936b7d

#6e515e

#4a363f

#251b1f

Tints

Color #c9b5be mixed toward white.

#d2c1c9

#dbced4

#e4dade

#ede6e9

#f6f3f4

Tones

Color #c9b5be mixed toward gray.

#c7b7be

#c6b8be

#c4babe

#c2bcbf

#c1bdbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c0bc · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#c2c3bb · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#c8baba · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b5be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b5be]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#c9b5be (#c9b5be) is rgb(201, 181, 190) in RGB.

No, #c9b5be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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