#C49EA3#C49EA3
#C49EA3 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.046 H 9.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C49EA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 158, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 24%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 19%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.4%, 16.8%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.63, 14.84, 2.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.63, 15.09, 10.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.52% 0.0449 0.0074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.52% 0.046 9.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6027, 38.8353, 39.9477) |
| Luminance | 0.3883 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 4.73
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 5.04
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 5.04
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 5.12
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.82
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C49EA3 #9EC4BF
analogous
#C49EB6 #C49EA3 #C4AC9E
triadic
#C49EA3 #A3C49E #9EA3C4
tetradic
#C49EA3 #B6C49E #9EC4BF #AC9EC4
square
#C49EA3 #B6C49E #9EC4BF #AC9EC4
split-complementary
#C49EA3 #9EC4AC #9EB6C4
monochromatic
#90585F #AD787F #C49EA3 #DBC4C7 #F2EAEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#C49EA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.77
#C49EA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C49EA3
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C49EA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C49EA3 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.77 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A3A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACAAA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC9BA0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c49ea3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 158, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.046 9.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6babe',
500: '#c49ea3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c49ea3; $custom-light: #d6babe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c49ea3",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 158,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.105,
"s": 24.359,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73524,
"c": 0.04555,
"h": 9.4
},
"luminance": 0.38834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C49EA3
secondary
#D9E4E3
accent
#A39643
background
#FDFBFB
surface
#FAF6F6
border
#D3D0D0
text
#141112
muted
#838081