#cbaca9

Color #cbaca9

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.27 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cbaca9

RGB

rgb(203, 172, 169)

HSL

hsl(5.3, 24.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.3, 16.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 16.7%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(72.94, 10.75, 5.73)

LCH

lch(72.94, 12.18, 28.06)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0365, 24.46)

HWB

hwb(5.3, 66.3%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9c8cb

Analogous

#cba9b7

#cbaca9

#cbbda9

Triadic

#cbaca9

#a9cbac

#aca9cb

Split-complementary

#cbaca9

#a9cbbd

#a9b7cb

Tetradic

#cbaca9

#c8cba9

#a9c8cb

#aca9cb

Square

#cbaca9

#b7cba9

#a9c8cb

#bda9cb

Shades

Color #cbaca9 mixed toward black.

#b48782

#9a635d

#744a46

#4d312f

#271917

Tints

Color #cbaca9 mixed toward white.

#d4bab7

#dcc8c6

#e5d5d4

#eee3e2

#f6f1f1

Tones

Color #cbaca9 mixed toward gray.

#c8aeac

#c5b1af

#c2b3b1

#c0b5b4

#bdb8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebeaa · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#c0c2aa · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#caaaaa · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cbaca9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cbaca9]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#cbaca9 (#cbaca9) is rgb(203, 172, 169) in RGB.

No, #cbaca9 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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