#c6a79d

Color #c6a79d

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.69 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c6a79d

RGB

rgb(198, 167, 157)

HSL

hsl(14.6, 26.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.6, 20.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 20.7%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(70.93, 9.73, 9.38)

LCH

lch(70.93, 13.52, 43.95)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0392, 38.68)

HWB

hwb(14.6, 61.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dbcc6

Analogous

#c69da7

#c6a79d

#c6bb9d

Triadic

#c6a79d

#9dc6a7

#a79dc6

Split-complementary

#c6a79d

#9dc6bb

#9da7c6

Tetradic

#c6a79d

#bcc69d

#9dbcc6

#a79dc6

Square

#c6a79d

#a7c69d

#9dbcc6

#bb9dc6

Shades

Color #c6a79d mixed toward black.

#b08578

#966657

#704d41

#4b332b

#251a16

Tints

Color #c6a79d mixed toward white.

#d0b6ad

#d9c4be

#e3d3ce

#ece2de

#f6f0ef

Tones

Color #c6a79d mixed toward gray.

#c3a9a0

#bfaaa4

#bcaca7

#b8aeab

#b5b0ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b99f · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbda0 · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#c5a1a2 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c6a79d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c6a79d]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#c6a79d (#c6a79d) is rgb(198, 167, 157) in RGB.

No, #c6a79d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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