#c59997

Color #c59997

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 3.77 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c59997

RGB

rgb(197, 153, 151)

HSL

hsl(2.6, 28.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.6, 23.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 23.4%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(67.19, 16.11, 7.37)

LCH

lch(67.19, 17.72, 24.58)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0531, 21.44)

HWB

hwb(2.6, 59.2%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97c3c5

Analogous

#c597ac

#c59997

#c5b097

Triadic

#c59997

#97c599

#9997c5

Split-complementary

#c59997

#97c5b0

#97acc5

Tetradic

#c59997

#c3c597

#97c3c5

#9997c5

Square

#c59997

#acc597

#97c3c5

#b097c5

Shades

Color #c59997 mixed toward black.

#b07472

#955653

#70403e

#4a2b2a

#251515

Tints

Color #c59997 mixed toward white.

#cfaaa8

#d8bbba

#e2cccb

#ecdddc

#f5eeee

Tones

Color #c59997 mixed toward gray.

#c19c9b

#bda09f

#b9a3a2

#b6a7a6

#b2aaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b397 · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b998 · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#c39898 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c59997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c59997]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#c59997 (#c59997) is rgb(197, 153, 151) in RGB.

No, #c59997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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