#c7aeae

Color #c7aeae

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.39 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#c7aeae

RGB

rgb(199, 174, 174)

HSL

hsl(0, 18.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 12.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 12.6%, 22%)

LAB

lab(73.2, 9.01, 3.32)

LCH

lch(73.2, 9.6, 20.23)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.029, 17.87)

HWB

hwb(0, 68.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec7c7

Analogous

#c7aeba

#c7aeae

#c7baae

Triadic

#c7aeae

#aec7ae

#aeaec7

Split-complementary

#c7aeae

#aec7ba

#aebac7

Tetradic

#c7aeae

#c7c7ae

#aec7c7

#aeaec7

Square

#c7aeae

#bac7ae

#aec7c7

#baaec7

Shades

Color #c7aeae mixed toward black.

#ad8989

#936666

#6e4c4c

#493333

#251919

Tints

Color #c7aeae mixed toward white.

#d0bbbb

#dac9c9

#e3d6d6

#ece4e4

#f6f1f1

Tones

Color #c7aeae mixed toward gray.

#c5b0b0

#c3b2b2

#c1b4b4

#bfb6b6

#bcb8b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbcae · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#bec0ae · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#c6aeae · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c7aeae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c7aeae]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#c7aeae (#c7aeae) is rgb(199, 174, 174) in RGB.

No, #c7aeae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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