#c8aeae

Color #c8aeae

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.78 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c8aeae

RGB

rgb(200, 174, 174)

HSL

hsl(0, 19.1%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 13%, 78.4%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(73.29, 9.37, 3.46)

LCH

lch(73.29, 9.99, 20.27)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0301, 17.77)

HWB

hwb(0, 68.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec8c8

Analogous

#c8aebb

#c8aeae

#c8bbae

Triadic

#c8aeae

#aec8ae

#aeaec8

Split-complementary

#c8aeae

#aec8bb

#aebbc8

Tetradic

#c8aeae

#c8c8ae

#aec8c8

#aeaec8

Square

#c8aeae

#bbc8ae

#aec8c8

#bbaec8

Shades

Color #c8aeae mixed toward black.

#af8989

#946565

#6f4c4c

#4a3232

#251919

Tints

Color #c8aeae mixed toward white.

#d1bbbb

#dac9c9

#e3d6d6

#ede4e4

#f6f1f1

Tones

Color #c8aeae mixed toward gray.

#c6b0b0

#c4b2b2

#c1b4b4

#bfb7b7

#bdb9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdae · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#bfc1ae · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#c7aeae · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c8aeae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c8aeae]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#c8aeae (#c8aeae) is rgb(200, 174, 174) in RGB.

No, #c8aeae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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