#c8a8a9

Color #c8a8a9

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.97 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a8a9

RGB

rgb(200, 168, 169)

HSL

hsl(358.1, 22.5%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(358.1, 16%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16%, 15.5%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(71.66, 11.82, 3.85)

LCH

lch(71.66, 12.43, 18.04)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0375, 15.92)

HWB

hwb(358.1, 65.9%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8c8c7

Analogous

#c8a8b9

#c8a8a9

#c8b7a8

Triadic

#c8a8a9

#a9c8a8

#a8a9c8

Split-complementary

#c8a8a9

#a8c8b7

#a8b9c8

Tetradic

#c8a8a9

#c8c7a8

#a8c8c7

#a8a9c8

Square

#c8a8a9

#b9c8a8

#a8c8c7

#b7a8c8

Shades

Color #c8a8a9 mixed toward black.

#b08384

#965f61

#714749

#4b3030

#261818

Tints

Color #c8a8a9 mixed toward white.

#d1b7b7

#dac5c6

#e4d4d4

#ede2e2

#f6f1f1

Tones

Color #c8a8a9 mixed toward gray.

#c5abac

#c3adae

#c0b0b1

#bdb3b3

#bbb5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbba9 · ΔE 19.8

Deuteranopia

#bdbfa9 · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#c7a9a9 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a8a9]

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Frequently asked questions

#c8a8a9 (#c8a8a9) is rgb(200, 168, 169) in RGB.

No, #c8a8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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