#c9bebc

Color #c9bebc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.25 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#c9bebc

RGB

rgb(201, 190, 188)

HSL

hsl(9.2, 10.7%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.2, 6.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 6.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(77.8, 3.51, 2.39)

LCH

lch(77.8, 4.25, 34.25)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.0128, 29.97)

HWB

hwb(9.2, 73.7%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc7c9

Analogous

#c9bcc1

#c9bebc

#c9c5bc

Triadic

#c9bebc

#bcc9be

#bebcc9

Split-complementary

#c9bebc

#bcc9c5

#bcc1c9

Tetradic

#c9bebc

#c7c9bc

#bcc7c9

#bebcc9

Square

#c9bebc

#c1c9bc

#bcc7c9

#c5bcc9

Shades

Color #c9bebc mixed toward black.

#ac9b98

#8f7874

#6c5a57

#483c3a

#241e1d

Tints

Color #c9bebc mixed toward white.

#d2c9c7

#dbd4d2

#e4dfde

#ede9e9

#f6f4f4

Tones

Color #c9bebc mixed toward gray.

#c8bfbd

#c7c0be

#c6c0bf

#c5c1c0

#c4c2c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c4c4bc · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#c5c6bd · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#c8bdbd · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c9bebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c9bebc]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#c9bebc (#c9bebc) is rgb(201, 190, 188) in RGB.

No, #c9bebc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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