#C6ACA8#C6ACA8
#C6ACA8 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.031 H 28.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6ACA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 172, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 21%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 15%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 15.2%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.45, 8.74, 5.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.45, 10.34, 32.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.59% 0.0272 0.0146) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.59% 0.031 28.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.1089, 44.3391, 43.2203) |
| Luminance | 0.4434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 0.92
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.96
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 9.21
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 9.58
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 10.18
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 10.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6ACA8 #A8C2C6
analogous
#C6A8B3 #C6ACA8 #C6BBA8
triadic
#C6ACA8 #A8C6AC #ACA8C6
tetradic
#C6ACA8 #B3C6A8 #A8C2C6 #BBA8C6
square
#C6ACA8 #B3C6A8 #A8C2C6 #BBA8C6
split-complementary
#C6ACA8 #A8C6BB #A8B3C6
monochromatic
#936760 #AE8983 #C6ACA8 #DECFCD #F3EDED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#C6ACA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#C6ACA8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C6ACA8
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6ACA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6ACA8 | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AFA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B4A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDA9AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6aca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 172, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.031 28.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d7c4c1',
500: '#c6aca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6aca8; $custom-light: #d7c4c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6aca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 172,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8,
"s": 20.833,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76586,
"c": 0.03091,
"h": 28.2
},
"luminance": 0.44338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6ACA8
secondary
#E1E8E9
accent
#939F46
background
#FDFCFB
surface
#FAF8F7
border
#D3D1D0
text
#141212
muted
#838181