#cf9996

Color #cf9996

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.1 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#cf9996

RGB

rgb(207, 153, 150)

HSL

hsl(3.2, 37.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.2, 27.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.1%, 27.5%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(68.21, 19.77, 9.51)

LCH

lch(68.21, 21.94, 25.69)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0653, 22.4)

HWB

hwb(3.2, 58.8%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96cccf

Analogous

#cf96af

#cf9996

#cfb696

Triadic

#cf9996

#96cf99

#9996cf

Split-complementary

#cf9996

#96cfb6

#96afcf

Tetradic

#cf9996

#cccf96

#96cccf

#9996cf

Square

#cf9996

#afcf96

#96cccf

#b696cf

Shades

Color #cf9996 mixed toward black.

#bc716d

#a34f4b

#7b3c38

#522825

#291413

Tints

Color #cf9996 mixed toward white.

#d7aaa7

#dfbbb9

#e7ccca

#efdddc

#f7eeed

Tones

Color #cf9996 mixed toward gray.

#ca9d9b

#c6a29f

#c1a6a4

#bcaaa9

#b7aeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#baba97 · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#bdc197 · ΔE 30.5

Tritanopia

#cd9797 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cf9996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cf9996]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#cf9996 (#cf9996) is rgb(207, 153, 150) in RGB.

No, #cf9996 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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