#c9b6c6

Color #c9b6c6

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b6c6

RGB

rgb(201, 182, 198)

HSL

hsl(309.5, 15%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.5, 9.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 1.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.04, 9.6, -5.62)

LCH

lch(76.04, 11.12, 329.65)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0307, 330.93)

HWB

hwb(309.5, 71.4%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6c9b9

Analogous

#c3b6c9

#c9b6c6

#c9b6bc

Triadic

#c9b6c6

#c6c9b6

#b6c6c9

Split-complementary

#c9b6c6

#bcc9b6

#b6c9c3

Tetradic

#c9b6c6

#c9b9b6

#b6c9b9

#b6c6c9

Square

#c9b6c6

#c9c3b6

#b6c9b9

#b6bcc9

Shades

Color #c9b6c6 mixed toward black.

#ae91a9

#936d8d

#6e516a

#493646

#251b23

Tints

Color #c9b6c6 mixed toward white.

#d2c2d0

#dbced9

#e4dae3

#ede7ec

#f6f3f6

Tones

Color #c9b6c6 mixed toward gray.

#c7b8c5

#c6b9c4

#c4bbc3

#c3bcc2

#c1bec1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c1c1c2 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#c2c4c1 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#c8bfbf · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b6c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b6c6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c9b6c6 (#c9b6c6) is rgb(201, 182, 198) in RGB.

No, #c9b6c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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