#c996b9

Color #c996b9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.83 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c996b9

RGB

rgb(201, 150, 185)

HSL

hsl(318.8, 32.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.8, 25.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 8%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(67.82, 24.74, -10.66)

LCH

lch(67.82, 26.94, 336.69)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0767, 338.35)

HWB

hwb(318.8, 58.8%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96c9a6

Analogous

#bf96c9

#c996b9

#c9969f

Triadic

#c996b9

#b9c996

#96b9c9

Split-complementary

#c996b9

#9fc996

#96c9bf

Tetradic

#c996b9

#c9a696

#96c9a6

#96b9c9

Square

#c996b9

#c9bf96

#96c9a6

#969fc9

Shades

Color #c996b9 mixed toward black.

#b56f9f

#9b4f83

#743c62

#4d2841

#271421

Tints

Color #c996b9 mixed toward white.

#d2a7c5

#dbb9d0

#e4cadc

#eddce8

#f6edf3

Tones

Color #c996b9 mixed toward gray.

#c59ab7

#c09eb6

#bca3b4

#b8a7b3

#b4abb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b1 · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#b8bcaf · ΔE 30.9

Tritanopia

#c7abaa · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c996b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c996b9]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c996b9 (#c996b9) is rgb(201, 150, 185) in RGB.

No, #c996b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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