#cc9ca8

Color #cc9ca8

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.49 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#cc9ca8

RGB

rgb(204, 156, 168)

HSL

hsl(345, 32%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 23.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 17.6%, 20%)

LAB

lab(69.07, 19.69, 0.69)

LCH

lch(69.07, 19.7, 2.01)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0591, 2.04)

HWB

hwb(345, 61.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cccc0

Analogous

#cc9cc0

#cc9ca8

#cca89c

Triadic

#cc9ca8

#a8cc9c

#9ca8cc

Split-complementary

#cc9ca8

#9ccca8

#9cc0cc

Tetradic

#cc9ca8

#ccc09c

#9cccc0

#9ca8cc

Square

#cc9ca8

#c0cc9c

#9cccc0

#a89ccc

Shades

Color #cc9ca8 mixed toward black.

#b87485

#9e5265

#773d4c

#4f2932

#281419

Tints

Color #cc9ca8 mixed toward white.

#d5adb7

#ddbdc5

#e6ced4

#eedee2

#f7eff1

Tones

Color #cc9ca8 mixed toward gray.

#c8a0aa

#c4a4ac

#c0a8ae

#bcacb0

#b8b0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9a5 · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbfa5 · ΔE 30.4

Tritanopia

#caa3a2 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 17.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc9ca8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc9ca8]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#cc9ca8 (#cc9ca8) is rgb(204, 156, 168) in RGB.

No, #cc9ca8 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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