#c9afaf

Color #c9afaf

A muted light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.77 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9afaf

RGB

rgb(201, 175, 175)

HSL

hsl(0, 19.4%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 12.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 12.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(73.66, 9.36, 3.46)

LCH

lch(73.66, 9.98, 20.29)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0301, 17.77)

HWB

hwb(0, 68.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afc9c9

Analogous

#c9afbc

#c9afaf

#c9bcaf

Triadic

#c9afaf

#afc9af

#afafc9

Split-complementary

#c9afaf

#afc9bc

#afbcc9

Tetradic

#c9afaf

#c9c9af

#afc9c9

#afafc9

Square

#c9afaf

#bcc9af

#afc9c9

#bcafc9

Shades

Color #c9afaf mixed toward black.

#b08a8a

#966565

#704c4c

#4b3232

#251919

Tints

Color #c9afaf mixed toward white.

#d2bcbc

#dbcaca

#e4d7d7

#ede4e4

#f6f2f2

Tones

Color #c9afaf mixed toward gray.

#c7b1b1

#c5b3b3

#c2b5b5

#c0b8b8

#bebaba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebeaf · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#c0c2af · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#c8afaf · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9afaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9afaf]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#c9afaf (#c9afaf) is rgb(201, 175, 175) in RGB.

No, #c9afaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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