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#c78e9a

Color #c78e9a

A muted light red.

Conversions

HEX
#c78e9a
RGB
rgb(199, 142, 154)
HSL
hsl(347.4, 33.7%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(347.4, 28.6%, 78%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 28.6%, 22.6%, 22%)
LAB
lab(64.82, 23.36, 2.3)
LCH
lch(64.82, 23.47, 5.62)
OKLCH
oklch(70.6%, 0.0709, 5.18)
HWB
hwb(347.4, 55.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ec7bb

Analogous

#c78eb7
#c78e9a
#c79f8e

Triadic

#c78e9a
#9ac78e
#8e9ac7

Split-complementary

#c78e9a
#8ec79f
#8eb7c7

Tetradic

#c78e9a
#c7bb8e
#8ec7bb
#8e9ac7

Square

#c78e9a
#b7c78e
#8ec7bb
#9f8ec7

Shades

Color #c78e9a mixed toward black.

#b46878
#984b5c
#723945
#4c262e
#261317

Tints

Color #c78e9a mixed toward white.

#d0a1ab
#dab4bc
#e3c7cd
#ecd9dd
#f6ecee

Tones

Color #c78e9a mixed toward gray.

#c2939d
#be98a0
#b99ca2
#b4a1a5
#afa6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
2.7:1
Aa Black text on this color
7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b197 · ΔE 30.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b897 · ΔE 33.7

Tritanopia

#c59594 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 19.4

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

Code

CSS
background-color: #c78e9a;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#c78e9a]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c
Pink #ffc0cb
Light Pink #ffb6c1
Pale Violet Red #db7093
Lavender Blush #fff0f5
Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c78e9a (#c78e9a) is rgb(199, 142, 154) in RGB.

No, #c78e9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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