#c9857e

Color #c9857e

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.52 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9857e

RGB

rgb(201, 133, 126)

HSL

hsl(5.6, 41%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.6, 37.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.8%, 37.3%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(62.25, 25.27, 14.53)

LCH

lch(62.25, 29.15, 29.9)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0852, 25.96)

HWB

hwb(5.6, 49.4%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ec2c9

Analogous

#c97e9c

#c9857e

#c9aa7e

Triadic

#c9857e

#7ec985

#857ec9

Split-complementary

#c9857e

#7ec9aa

#7e9cc9

Tetradic

#c9857e

#c2c97e

#7ec2c9

#857ec9

Square

#c9857e

#9cc97e

#7ec2c9

#aa7ec9

Shades

Color #c9857e mixed toward black.

#b96158

#9a4940

#733630

#4d2420

#261210

Tints

Color #c9857e mixed toward white.

#d29993

#dbaea9

#e4c2be

#edd6d4

#f6ebe9

Tones

Color #c9857e mixed toward gray.

#c38a84

#bc8f8a

#b69491

#b09997

#aa9e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0af80 · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b880 · ΔE 33.2

Tritanopia

#c68181 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9857e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9857e]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c9857e (#c9857e) is rgb(201, 133, 126) in RGB.

No, #c9857e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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