#c9b8b3

Color #c9b8b3

A muted light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.2 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c9b8b3

RGB

rgb(201, 184, 179)

HSL

hsl(13.6, 16.9%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.6, 10.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.5%, 10.9%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(76.04, 5.18, 4.72)

LCH

lch(76.04, 7.01, 42.34)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0208, 36.98)

HWB

hwb(13.6, 70.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3c4c9

Analogous

#c9b3b9

#c9b8b3

#c9c3b3

Triadic

#c9b8b3

#b3c9b8

#b8b3c9

Split-complementary

#c9b8b3

#b3c9c3

#b3b9c9

Tetradic

#c9b8b3

#c4c9b3

#b3c4c9

#b8b3c9

Square

#c9b8b3

#b9c9b3

#b3c4c9

#c3b3c9

Shades

Color #c9b8b3 mixed toward black.

#af958e

#947369

#6f564f

#4a3935

#251d1a

Tints

Color #c9b8b3 mixed toward white.

#d2c4c0

#dbd0cc

#e4dbd9

#ede7e6

#f6f3f2

Tones

Color #c9b8b3 mixed toward gray.

#c7b9b5

#c5bab7

#c3bbb8

#c2bcba

#c0bdbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2b4 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#c3c4b5 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#c8b5b5 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c9b8b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9b8b3]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#c9b8b3 (#c9b8b3) is rgb(201, 184, 179) in RGB.

No, #c9b8b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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