#c9aba2

Color #c9aba2

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c9aba2

RGB

rgb(201, 171, 162)

HSL

hsl(13.8, 26.5%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.8, 19.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.9%, 19.4%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(72.33, 9.46, 8.68)

LCH

lch(72.33, 12.84, 42.54)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0375, 37.3)

HWB

hwb(13.8, 63.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2c0c9

Analogous

#c9a2ad

#c9aba2

#c9bfa2

Triadic

#c9aba2

#a2c9ab

#aba2c9

Split-complementary

#c9aba2

#a2c9bf

#a2adc9

Tetradic

#c9aba2

#c0c9a2

#a2c0c9

#aba2c9

Square

#c9aba2

#adc9a2

#a2c0c9

#bfa2c9

Shades

Color #c9aba2 mixed toward black.

#b3887c

#996859

#734e43

#4d342c

#261a16

Tints

Color #c9aba2 mixed toward white.

#d2b9b2

#dbc7c1

#e4d5d1

#ede3e0

#f6f1f0

Tones

Color #c9aba2 mixed toward gray.

#c6ada5

#c3afa9

#bfb0ac

#bcb2af

#b9b4b2

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

#bdbda4 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#bec1a5 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#c8a6a6 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9aba2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9aba2]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#c9aba2 (#c9aba2) is rgb(201, 171, 162) in RGB.

No, #c9aba2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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