#c497a3

Color #c497a3

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c497a3

RGB

rgb(196, 151, 163)

HSL

hsl(344, 27.6%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(344, 23%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23%, 16.8%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(66.91, 18.69, 0.24)

LCH

lch(66.91, 18.69, 0.74)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0561, 0.92)

HWB

hwb(344, 59.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97c4b8

Analogous

#c497b9

#c497a3

#c4a197

Triadic

#c497a3

#a3c497

#97a3c4

Split-complementary

#c497a3

#97c4a1

#97b9c4

Tetradic

#c497a3

#c4b897

#97c4b8

#97a3c4

Square

#c497a3

#b9c497

#97c4b8

#a197c4

Shades

Color #c497a3 mixed toward black.

#af7282

#945465

#6f3f4c

#4a2a32

#251519

Tints

Color #c497a3 mixed toward white.

#cea8b2

#d8bac2

#e1cbd1

#ebdce0

#f5eef0

Tones

Color #c497a3 mixed toward gray.

#c09ba5

#bc9ea6

#b9a2a8

#b5a6aa

#b1aaac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2a0 · ΔE 26

Deuteranopia

#b5b8a0 · ΔE 29.4

Tritanopia

#c29e9d · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c497a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c497a3]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c497a3 (#c497a3) is rgb(196, 151, 163) in RGB.

No, #c497a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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