#c5979f

Color #c5979f

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.47 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c5979f

RGB

rgb(197, 151, 159)

HSL

hsl(349.6, 28.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.6, 23.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 19.3%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(66.91, 18.43, 2.48)

LCH

lch(66.91, 18.6, 7.66)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0561, 6.96)

HWB

hwb(349.6, 59.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97c5bd

Analogous

#c597b6

#c5979f

#c5a697

Triadic

#c5979f

#9fc597

#979fc5

Split-complementary

#c5979f

#97c5a6

#97b6c5

Tetradic

#c5979f

#c5bd97

#97c5bd

#979fc5

Square

#c5979f

#b6c597

#97c5bd

#a697c5

Shades

Color #c5979f mixed toward black.

#b0727d

#95535e

#703e47

#4a2a2f

#251518

Tints

Color #c5979f mixed toward white.

#cfa8af

#d8babf

#e2cbcf

#ecdcdf

#f5eeef

Tones

Color #c5979f mixed toward gray.

#c19ba1

#bd9fa4

#b9a2a6

#b6a6a9

#b2aaab

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

#b3b39d · ΔE 26.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b99d · ΔE 29.7

Tritanopia

#c39c9b · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 17

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5979f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5979f]

Related colors

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c5979f (#c5979f) is rgb(197, 151, 159) in RGB.

No, #c5979f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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