#c8a9ae

Color #c8a9ae

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#c8a9ae

RGB

rgb(200, 169, 174)

HSL

hsl(350.3, 22%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350.3, 15.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 13%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.04, 12.09, 1.64)

LCH

lch(72.04, 12.2, 7.72)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0368, 7.03)

HWB

hwb(350.3, 66.3%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9c8c3

Analogous

#c8a9be

#c8a9ae

#c8b4a9

Triadic

#c8a9ae

#aec8a9

#a9aec8

Split-complementary

#c8a9ae

#a9c8b4

#a9bec8

Tetradic

#c8a9ae

#c8c3a9

#a9c8c3

#a9aec8

Square

#c8a9ae

#bec8a9

#a9c8c3

#b4a9c8

Shades

Color #c8a9ae mixed toward black.

#b0848b

#966069

#71484f

#4b3034

#26181a

Tints

Color #c8a9ae mixed toward white.

#d1b7bc

#dac6c9

#e4d4d7

#ede2e4

#f6f1f2

Tones

Color #c8a9ae mixed toward gray.

#c6acb0

#c3aeb2

#c0b1b3

#beb3b5

#bbb6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbad · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#bdbfad · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#c7acac · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c8a9ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8a9ae]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c8a9ae (#c8a9ae) is rgb(200, 169, 174) in RGB.

No, #c8a9ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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