#c9b6b0

Color #c9b6b0

A muted light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b6b0

RGB

rgb(201, 182, 176)

HSL

hsl(14.4, 18.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.4, 12.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 12.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(75.46, 5.75, 5.51)

LCH

lch(75.46, 7.96, 43.78)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0234, 38.24)

HWB

hwb(14.4, 69%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0c3c9

Analogous

#c9b0b6

#c9b6b0

#c9c2b0

Triadic

#c9b6b0

#b0c9b6

#b6b0c9

Split-complementary

#c9b6b0

#b0c9c2

#b0b6c9

Tetradic

#c9b6b0

#c3c9b0

#b0c3c9

#b6b0c9

Square

#c9b6b0

#b6c9b0

#b0c3c9

#c2b0c9

Shades

Color #c9b6b0 mixed toward black.

#af938b

#957166

#70554d

#4b3933

#251c1a

Tints

Color #c9b6b0 mixed toward white.

#d2c2bd

#dbceca

#e4dad7

#ede7e5

#f6f3f2

Tones

Color #c9b6b0 mixed toward gray.

#c7b7b2

#c5b8b4

#c3b9b6

#c1bab8

#bfbbba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1b1 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#c2c4b2 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#c8b3b3 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b6b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b6b0]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#c9b6b0 (#c9b6b0) is rgb(201, 182, 176) in RGB.

No, #c9b6b0 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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