#c9879e

Color #c9879e

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.3 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c9879e

RGB

rgb(201, 135, 158)

HSL

hsl(339.1, 37.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(339.1, 32.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.8%, 21.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(63.52, 28.54, -1.84)

LCH

lch(63.52, 28.6, 356.31)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0857, 356.99)

HWB

hwb(339.1, 52.9%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87c9b2

Analogous

#c987bf

#c9879e

#c99187

Triadic

#c9879e

#9ec987

#879ec9

Split-complementary

#c9879e

#87c991

#87bfc9

Tetradic

#c9879e

#c9b287

#87c9b2

#879ec9

Square

#c9879e

#bfc987

#87c9b2

#9187c9

Shades

Color #c9879e mixed toward black.

#b8607f

#9a4663

#74344a

#4d2332

#271119

Tints

Color #c9879e mixed toward white.

#d29bae

#dbafbe

#e4c3cf

#edd7df

#f6ebef

Tones

Color #c9879e mixed toward gray.

#c48da0

#be92a1

#b998a3

#b39da5

#aea3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b099 · ΔE 32.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b898 · ΔE 36.4

Tritanopia

#c69594 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9879e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9879e]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

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Crimson #dc143c

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Pink #ffc0cb

Deep Pink #ff1493

Frequently asked questions

#c9879e (#c9879e) is rgb(201, 135, 158) in RGB.

No, #c9879e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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