#ce9996

Color #ce9996

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.77 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ce9996

RGB

rgb(206, 153, 150)

HSL

hsl(3.2, 36.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.2, 27.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 27.2%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(68.1, 19.39, 9.35)

LCH

lch(68.1, 21.53, 25.74)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0642, 22.45)

HWB

hwb(3.2, 58.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96cbce

Analogous

#ce96af

#ce9996

#ceb596

Triadic

#ce9996

#96ce99

#9996ce

Split-complementary

#ce9996

#96ceb5

#96afce

Tetradic

#ce9996

#cbce96

#96cbce

#9996ce

Square

#ce9996

#afce96

#96cbce

#b596ce

Shades

Color #ce9996 mixed toward black.

#bb726d

#a2504b

#793c39

#512826

#281413

Tints

Color #ce9996 mixed toward white.

#d6aaa7

#debbb9

#e7ccca

#efdddc

#f7eeed

Tones

Color #ce9996 mixed toward gray.

#c99d9b

#c5a19f

#c0a5a4

#bbaaa9

#b7aead

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b997 · ΔE 27.8

Deuteranopia

#bcc097 · ΔE 30.3

Tritanopia

#cc9797 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ce9996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ce9996]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#ce9996 (#ce9996) is rgb(206, 153, 150) in RGB.

No, #ce9996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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