#cd8ca9

Color #cd8ca9

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.89 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#cd8ca9

RGB

rgb(205, 140, 169)

HSL

hsl(333.2, 39.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(333.2, 31.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.7%, 17.6%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(65.44, 28.96, -5.19)

LCH

lch(65.44, 29.42, 349.84)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0871, 351.15)

HWB

hwb(333.2, 54.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ccdb0

Analogous

#cd8cc9

#cd8ca9

#cd8f8c

Triadic

#cd8ca9

#a9cd8c

#8ca9cd

Split-complementary

#cd8ca9

#8ccd8f

#8cc9cd

Tetradic

#cd8ca9

#cdb08c

#8ccdb0

#8ca9cd

Square

#cd8ca9

#c9cd8c

#8ccdb0

#8f8ccd

Shades

Color #cd8ca9 mixed toward black.

#bc648b

#a0466e

#783453

#502337

#28111c

Tints

Color #cd8ca9 mixed toward white.

#d59fb7

#deb2c6

#e6c5d4

#eed9e2

#f7ecf1

Tones

Color #cd8ca9 mixed toward gray.

#c891a9

#c297aa

#bd9cab

#b7a2ab

#b2a7ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b4a3 · ΔE 30.7

Deuteranopia

#b8bda1 · ΔE 36.7

Tritanopia

#ca9d9c · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd8ca9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd8ca9]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#cd8ca9 (#cd8ca9) is rgb(205, 140, 169) in RGB.

No, #cd8ca9 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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