#C8AAAE#C8AAAE
#C8AAAE is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.035 H 8.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 170, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 21%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 15%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.29, 11.55, 2.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.29, 11.72, 9.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.55% 0.0349 0.0055) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.55% 0.035 8.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8338, 44.0860, 46.1312) |
| Luminance | 0.4409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 3.27
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 5.70
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 8.44
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.46
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.71
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AAAE #AAC8C4
analogous
#C8AABD #C8AAAE #C8B5AA
triadic
#C8AAAE #AEC8AA #AAAEC8
tetradic
#C8AAAE #BDC8AA #AAC8C4 #B5AAC8
square
#C8AAAE #BDC8AA #AAC8C4 #B5AAC8
split-complementary
#C8AAAE #AAC8B5 #AABDC8
monochromatic
#966168 #B0858B #C8AAAE #E0CFD1 #F3ECED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#C8AAAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#C8AAAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AAAE
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AAAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AAAE | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAEAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5B3AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CEA8AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8aaae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 170, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.035 8.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c3c6',
500: '#c8aaae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8aaae; $custom-light: #d9c3c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8aaae",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 170,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352,
"s": 21.429,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76548,
"c": 0.03535,
"h": 8.9
},
"luminance": 0.44085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AAAE
secondary
#E2E9E8
accent
#A09446
background
#FDFBFC
surface
#FAF7F8
border
#D3D0D1
text
#141213
muted
#838182