#c9a0aa

Color #c9a0aa

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a0aa

RGB

rgb(201, 160, 170)

HSL

hsl(345.4, 27.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.4, 20.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.4%, 15.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(69.8, 16.72, 0.6)

LCH

lch(69.8, 16.73, 2.06)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0502, 2.05)

HWB

hwb(345.4, 62.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0c9bf

Analogous

#c9a0bf

#c9a0aa

#c9aba0

Triadic

#c9a0aa

#aac9a0

#a0aac9

Split-complementary

#c9a0aa

#a0c9ab

#a0bfc9

Tetradic

#c9a0aa

#c9bfa0

#a0c9bf

#a0aac9

Square

#c9a0aa

#bfc9a0

#a0c9bf

#aba0c9

Shades

Color #c9a0aa mixed toward black.

#b37a88

#995767

#73414e

#4d2c34

#26161a

Tints

Color #c9a0aa mixed toward white.

#d2b0b8

#dbc0c6

#e4d0d5

#eddfe3

#f6eff1

Tones

Color #c9a0aa mixed toward gray.

#c6a3ac

#c2a7ae

#bfaaaf

#bbaeb1

#b8b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b8a8 · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#bbbea7 · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#c7a6a5 · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 16

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a0aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a0aa]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c9a0aa (#c9a0aa) is rgb(201, 160, 170) in RGB.

No, #c9a0aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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