#c9b8bf

Color #c9b8bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b8bf

RGB

rgb(201, 184, 191)

HSL

hsl(335.3, 13.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335.3, 8.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.35, 7.25, -1.35)

LCH

lch(76.35, 7.37, 349.45)

OKLCH

oklch(79.9%, 0.0215, 350.63)

HWB

hwb(335.3, 72.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c9c2

Analogous

#c9b8c8

#c9b8bf

#c9bab8

Triadic

#c9b8bf

#bfc9b8

#b8bfc9

Split-complementary

#c9b8bf

#b8c9ba

#b8c8c9

Tetradic

#c9b8bf

#c9c2b8

#b8c9c2

#b8bfc9

Square

#c9b8bf

#c8c9b8

#b8c9c2

#bab8c9

Shades

Color #c9b8bf mixed toward black.

#ad949e

#926f7d

#6d535e

#49373f

#241c1f

Tints

Color #c9b8bf mixed toward white.

#d2c4ca

#dbd0d4

#e4dcdf

#ede7ea

#f6f3f4

Tones

Color #c9b8bf mixed toward gray.

#c8b9bf

#c6bbc0

#c5bcc0

#c3bec0

#c2bfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2bd · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#c3c4bd · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#c8bcbc · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b8bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b8bf]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Frequently asked questions

#c9b8bf (#c9b8bf) is rgb(201, 184, 191) in RGB.

No, #c9b8bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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