#c9a5a5

Color #c9a5a5

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.39 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a5a5

RGB

rgb(201, 165, 165)

HSL

hsl(0, 25%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 17.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 17.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(70.9, 13.19, 4.97)

LCH

lch(70.9, 14.1, 20.65)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0425, 18.09)

HWB

hwb(0, 64.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5c9c9

Analogous

#c9a5b7

#c9a5a5

#c9b7a5

Triadic

#c9a5a5

#a5c9a5

#a5a5c9

Split-complementary

#c9a5a5

#a5c9b7

#a5b7c9

Tetradic

#c9a5a5

#c9c9a5

#a5c9c9

#a5a5c9

Square

#c9a5a5

#b7c9a5

#a5c9c9

#b7a5c9

Shades

Color #c9a5a5 mixed toward black.

#b27f7f

#995c5c

#724545

#4c2e2e

#261717

Tints

Color #c9a5a5 mixed toward white.

#d2b4b4

#dbc3c3

#e4d2d2

#ede1e1

#f6f0f0

Tones

Color #c9a5a5 mixed toward gray.

#c6a8a8

#c3abab

#c0aeae

#bdb1b1

#bab4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbaa5 · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbfa5 · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#c7a5a5 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a5a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a5a5]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#c9a5a5 (#c9a5a5) is rgb(201, 165, 165) in RGB.

No, #c9a5a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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