#c79ba9

Color #c79ba9

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#c79ba9

RGB

rgb(199, 155, 169)

HSL

hsl(340.9, 28.2%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340.9, 22.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.1%, 15.1%, 22%)

LAB

lab(68.35, 18.57, -0.98)

LCH

lch(68.35, 18.6, 356.98)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0554, 357.62)

HWB

hwb(340.9, 60.8%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bc7b9

Analogous

#c79bbf

#c79ba9

#c7a39b

Triadic

#c79ba9

#a9c79b

#9ba9c7

Split-complementary

#c79ba9

#9bc7a3

#9bbfc7

Tetradic

#c79ba9

#c7b99b

#9bc7b9

#9ba9c7

Square

#c79ba9

#bfc79b

#9bc7b9

#a39bc7

Shades

Color #c79ba9 mixed toward black.

#b27588

#97556a

#71404f

#4c2a35

#26151a

Tints

Color #c79ba9 mixed toward white.

#d0acb7

#dabcc6

#e3cdd4

#ecdee2

#f6eef1

Tones

Color #c79ba9 mixed toward gray.

#c39faa

#c0a2ac

#bca6ad

#b8aaae

#b5adb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b5a6 · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#b8bba5 · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#c5a3a3 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 17

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c79ba9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c79ba9]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c79ba9 (#c79ba9) is rgb(199, 155, 169) in RGB.

No, #c79ba9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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