#c8a9a6

Color #c8a9a6

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.34 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a9a6

RGB

rgb(200, 169, 166)

HSL

hsl(5.3, 23.6%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.3, 17%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 17%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(71.83, 10.79, 5.75)

LCH

lch(71.83, 12.23, 28.05)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0367, 24.47)

HWB

hwb(5.3, 65.1%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6c5c8

Analogous

#c8a6b4

#c8a9a6

#c8baa6

Triadic

#c8a9a6

#a6c8a9

#a9a6c8

Split-complementary

#c8a9a6

#a6c8ba

#a6b4c8

Tetradic

#c8a9a6

#c5c8a6

#a6c5c8

#a9a6c8

Square

#c8a9a6

#b4c8a6

#a6c5c8

#baa6c8

Shades

Color #c8a9a6 mixed toward black.

#b18580

#97625d

#714a46

#4b312f

#261917

Tints

Color #c8a9a6 mixed toward white.

#d1b7b5

#dac6c4

#e4d4d3

#ede2e1

#f6f1f0

Tones

Color #c8a9a6 mixed toward gray.

#c5aba9

#c2aeac

#c0b0af

#bdb2b1

#bab5b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbba7 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#bdbfa7 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#c7a7a7 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a9a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a9a6]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c8a9a6 (#c8a9a6) is rgb(200, 169, 166) in RGB.

No, #c8a9a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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