#caa8a9

Color #caa8a9

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.68 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#caa8a9

RGB

rgb(202, 168, 169)

HSL

hsl(358.2, 24.3%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(358.2, 16.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 16.3%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(71.84, 12.56, 4.14)

LCH

lch(71.84, 13.22, 18.24)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0399, 15.98)

HWB

hwb(358.2, 65.9%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8cac9

Analogous

#caa8ba

#caa8a9

#cab8a8

Triadic

#caa8a9

#a9caa8

#a8a9ca

Split-complementary

#caa8a9

#a8cab8

#a8baca

Tetradic

#caa8a9

#cac9a8

#a8cac9

#a8a9ca

Square

#caa8a9

#bacaa8

#a8cac9

#b8a8ca

Shades

Color #caa8a9 mixed toward black.

#b38283

#995d5f

#734647

#4d2f30

#261718

Tints

Color #caa8a9 mixed toward white.

#d3b6b7

#dcc5c6

#e4d3d4

#ede2e2

#f6f0f1

Tones

Color #caa8a9 mixed toward gray.

#c7abac

#c4aeae

#c1b0b1

#bfb3b4

#bcb6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbca9 · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#bec1a9 · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#c8a9a9 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #caa8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#caa8a9]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#caa8a9 (#caa8a9) is rgb(202, 168, 169) in RGB.

No, #caa8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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