#cc8179

Color #cc8179

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 13.94 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cc8179

RGB

rgb(204, 129, 121)

HSL

hsl(5.8, 44.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.8, 40.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 40.7%, 20%)

LAB

lab(61.59, 28.03, 16.49)

LCH

lch(61.59, 32.52, 30.47)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0945, 26.4)

HWB

hwb(5.8, 47.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79c4cc

Analogous

#cc799a

#cc8179

#ccaa79

Triadic

#cc8179

#79cc81

#8179cc

Split-complementary

#cc8179

#79ccaa

#799acc

Tetradic

#cc8179

#c4cc79

#79c4cc

#8179cc

Square

#cc8179

#9acc79

#79c4cc

#aa79cc

Shades

Color #cc8179 mixed toward black.

#bd5c52

#9d453c

#76342d

#4e231e

#27110f

Tints

Color #cc8179 mixed toward white.

#d4968f

#ddaba6

#e5c0bc

#eed5d2

#f6eae9

Tones

Color #cc8179 mixed toward gray.

#c58680

#be8c87

#b7928e

#b09795

#a99d9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b07b · ΔE 31.7

Deuteranopia

#b5ba7b · ΔE 35.1

Tritanopia

#c97d7d · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 21.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc8179;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc8179]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#cc8179 (#cc8179) is rgb(204, 129, 121) in RGB.

No, #cc8179 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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