#c9857c

Color #c9857c

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9857c

RGB

rgb(201, 133, 124)

HSL

hsl(7, 41.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7, 38.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.8%, 38.3%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(62.21, 25.03, 15.6)

LCH

lch(62.21, 29.49, 31.93)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0857, 27.76)

HWB

hwb(7, 48.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7cc0c9

Analogous

#c97c99

#c9857c

#c9ab7c

Triadic

#c9857c

#7cc985

#857cc9

Split-complementary

#c9857c

#7cc9ab

#7c99c9

Tetradic

#c9857c

#c0c97c

#7cc0c9

#857cc9

Square

#c9857c

#99c97c

#7cc0c9

#ab7cc9

Shades

Color #c9857c mixed toward black.

#b96156

#994a3f

#73372f

#4d2520

#261210

Tints

Color #c9857c mixed toward white.

#d29992

#dbaea8

#e4c2bd

#edd6d3

#f6ebe9

Tones

Color #c9857c mixed toward gray.

#c38a82

#bc8f89

#b6948f

#af9996

#a99e9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0af7e · ΔE 29.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b87f · ΔE 32.8

Tritanopia

#c68080 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9857c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9857c]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c9857c (#c9857c) is rgb(201, 133, 124) in RGB.

No, #c9857c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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