#cb9ca5

Color #cb9ca5

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.19 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cb9ca5

RGB

rgb(203, 156, 165)

HSL

hsl(348.5, 31.1%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.5, 23.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.2%, 18.7%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(68.89, 18.85, 2.09)

LCH

lch(68.89, 18.97, 6.33)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0572, 5.82)

HWB

hwb(348.5, 61.2%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ccbc2

Analogous

#cb9cbd

#cb9ca5

#cbab9c

Triadic

#cb9ca5

#a5cb9c

#9ca5cb

Split-complementary

#cb9ca5

#9ccbab

#9cbdcb

Tetradic

#cb9ca5

#cbc29c

#9ccbc2

#9ca5cb

Square

#cb9ca5

#bdcb9c

#9ccbc2

#ab9ccb

Shades

Color #cb9ca5 mixed toward black.

#b67581

#9d5261

#763e49

#4e2930

#271518

Tints

Color #cb9ca5 mixed toward white.

#d4adb4

#dcbdc3

#e5ced2

#eedee1

#f6eff0

Tones

Color #cb9ca5 mixed toward gray.

#c7a0a7

#c3a4aa

#bfa8ac

#bbacaf

#b7b0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b8a3 · ΔE 26.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbea2 · ΔE 30

Tritanopia

#c9a1a1 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cb9ca5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cb9ca5]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#cb9ca5 (#cb9ca5) is rgb(203, 156, 165) in RGB.

No, #cb9ca5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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