#c79caa

Color #c79caa

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c79caa

RGB

rgb(199, 156, 170)

HSL

hsl(340.5, 27.7%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340.5, 21.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 14.6%, 22%)

LAB

lab(68.62, 18.18, -1.14)

LCH

lch(68.62, 18.22, 356.41)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0543, 357.15)

HWB

hwb(340.5, 61.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cc7b9

Analogous

#c79cbf

#c79caa

#c7a49c

Triadic

#c79caa

#aac79c

#9caac7

Split-complementary

#c79caa

#9cc7a4

#9cbfc7

Tetradic

#c79caa

#c7b99c

#9cc7b9

#9caac7

Square

#c79caa

#bfc79c

#9cc7b9

#a49cc7

Shades

Color #c79caa mixed toward black.

#b2768a

#97566b

#714050

#4c2b35

#26151b

Tints

Color #c79caa mixed toward white.

#d0adb8

#dabdc6

#e3ced4

#ecdee3

#f6eff1

Tones

Color #c79caa mixed toward gray.

#c3a0ab

#c0a3ac

#bca7ae

#b9aaaf

#b5aeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6a7 · ΔE 24.7

Deuteranopia

#b8bba6 · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#c5a4a4 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 16.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c79caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c79caa]

Related colors

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

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Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#c79caa (#c79caa) is rgb(199, 156, 170) in RGB.

No, #c79caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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