#c8acae

Color #c8acae

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#c8acae

RGB

rgb(200, 172, 174)

HSL

hsl(355.7, 20.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(355.7, 14%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14%, 13%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(72.79, 10.46, 2.73)

LCH

lch(72.79, 10.81, 14.63)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0326, 12.93)

HWB

hwb(355.7, 67.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acc8c6

Analogous

#c8acbc

#c8acae

#c8b8ac

Triadic

#c8acae

#aec8ac

#acaec8

Split-complementary

#c8acae

#acc8b8

#acbcc8

Tetradic

#c8acae

#c8c6ac

#acc8c6

#acaec8

Square

#c8acae

#bcc8ac

#acc8c6

#b8acc8

Shades

Color #c8acae mixed toward black.

#af878a

#956366

#704a4d

#4b3133

#25191a

Tints

Color #c8acae mixed toward white.

#d1babb

#dac8c9

#e3d5d6

#ede3e4

#f6f1f1

Tones

Color #c8acae mixed toward gray.

#c6aeb0

#c3b1b2

#c1b3b4

#bfb5b6

#bcb8b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbcae · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#bec0ad · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#c7adad · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8acae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8acae]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c8acae (#c8acae) is rgb(200, 172, 174) in RGB.

No, #c8acae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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