#c9a9b6

Color #c9a9b6

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#c9a9b6

RGB

rgb(201, 169, 182)

HSL

hsl(335.6, 22.9%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335.6, 15.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 9.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(72.34, 13.81, -2.3)

LCH

lch(72.34, 14, 350.54)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0411, 351.75)

HWB

hwb(335.6, 66.3%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9c9bc

Analogous

#c9a9c6

#c9a9b6

#c9aca9

Triadic

#c9a9b6

#b6c9a9

#a9b6c9

Split-complementary

#c9a9b6

#a9c9ac

#a9c6c9

Tetradic

#c9a9b6

#c9bca9

#a9c9bc

#a9b6c9

Square

#c9a9b6

#c6c9a9

#a9c9bc

#aca9c9

Shades

Color #c9a9b6 mixed toward black.

#b18396

#975f76

#724758

#4c303b

#26181d

Tints

Color #c9a9b6 mixed toward white.

#d2b7c2

#dbc6ce

#e4d4da

#ede2e7

#f6f1f3

Tones

Color #c9a9b6 mixed toward gray.

#c6abb6

#c4aeb7

#c1b1b7

#beb4b8

#bcb6b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb3 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#bec0b2 · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#c8b1b0 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 14.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9a9b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9a9b6]

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Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Frequently asked questions

#c9a9b6 (#c9a9b6) is rgb(201, 169, 182) in RGB.

No, #c9a9b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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