#c9bbb8

Color #c9bbb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.57 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bbb8

RGB

rgb(201, 187, 184)

HSL

hsl(10.6, 13.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.6, 8.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 8.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.93, 4.42, 3.3)

LCH

lch(76.93, 5.52, 36.75)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0165, 32.15)

HWB

hwb(10.6, 72.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8c6c9

Analogous

#c9b8be

#c9bbb8

#c9c4b8

Triadic

#c9bbb8

#b8c9bb

#bbb8c9

Split-complementary

#c9bbb8

#b8c9c4

#b8bec9

Tetradic

#c9bbb8

#c6c9b8

#b8c6c9

#bbb8c9

Square

#c9bbb8

#bec9b8

#b8c6c9

#c4b8c9

Shades

Color #c9bbb8 mixed toward black.

#ad9894

#92756f

#6d5853

#493b37

#241d1c

Tints

Color #c9bbb8 mixed toward white.

#d2c6c4

#dbd2d0

#e4dddc

#ede8e7

#f6f4f3

Tones

Color #c9bbb8 mixed toward gray.

#c8bcb9

#c6bdbb

#c5bebc

#c3bfbe

#c2c0bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3b9 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#c4c5b9 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#c8b9b9 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bbb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bbb8]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#c9bbb8 (#c9bbb8) is rgb(201, 187, 184) in RGB.

No, #c9bbb8 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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