#C8ABA6#C8ABA6
#C8ABA6 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.035 H 29.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8ABA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 171, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 24%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 17%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 17%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.34, 9.71, 6.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.34, 11.67, 33.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.52% 0.0302 0.0171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.52% 0.035 29.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.2652, 44.1597, 42.2082) |
| Luminance | 0.4416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 0.96
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.54
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 9.01
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 9.03
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 10.66
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 10.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8ABA6 #A6C3C8
analogous
#C8A6B2 #C8ABA6 #C8BCA6
triadic
#C8ABA6 #A6C8AB #ABA6C8
tetradic
#C8ABA6 #B2C8A6 #A6C3C8 #BCA6C8
square
#C8ABA6 #B2C8A6 #A6C3C8 #BCA6C8
split-complementary
#C8ABA6 #A6C8BC #A6B2C8
monochromatic
#97665D #B18780 #C8ABA6 #DFCFCC #F3EDEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#C8ABA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#C8ABA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8ABA6
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8ABA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8ABA6 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AEA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B4A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CFA8AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8aba6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 171, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.035 29.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9c4c0',
500: '#c8aba6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8aba6; $custom-light: #d9c4c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8aba6",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 171,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.824,
"s": 23.611,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76519,
"c": 0.03473,
"h": 29.4
},
"luminance": 0.44158
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8ABA6
secondary
#E1E8E9
accent
#94A243
background
#FDFCFB
surface
#FAF8F7
border
#D3D1D0
text
#141212
muted
#838181