#C49EA2#C49EA2
#C49EA2 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.045 H 11.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C49EA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 158, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 24%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 19%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.4%, 17.3%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.61, 14.68, 3.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.61, 15.04, 12.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.5% 0.0446 0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.5% 0.045 11.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5134, 38.7996, 39.4777) |
| Luminance | 0.3880 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 4.87
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 4.91
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 5.21
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 5.41
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.59
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C49EA2 #9EC4C0
analogous
#C49EB5 #C49EA2 #C4AD9E
triadic
#C49EA2 #A2C49E #9EA2C4
tetradic
#C49EA2 #B5C49E #9EC4C0 #AD9EC4
square
#C49EA2 #B5C49E #9EC4C0 #AD9EC4
split-complementary
#C49EA2 #9EC4AD #9EB5C4
monochromatic
#90585E #AD787E #C49EA2 #DBC4C6 #F2EAEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#C49EA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#C49EA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C49EA2
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C49EA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C49EA2 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A3A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACAAA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9B9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c49ea2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 158, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.045 11.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6babd',
500: '#c49ea2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c49ea2; $custom-light: #d6babd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c49ea2",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 158,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.684,
"s": 24.359,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73495,
"c": 0.04541,
"h": 11.1
},
"luminance": 0.38798
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C49EA2
secondary
#D9E4E3
accent
#A39943
background
#FDFBFB
surface
#FAF6F6
border
#D3D0D0
text
#141112
muted
#838081