#C8AEB3#C8AEB3
#C8AEB3 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.458; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.031 H 4.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8AEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 174, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 19%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 13%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 10.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.42, 10.21, 0.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.42, 10.25, 5.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.47% 0.0307 0.0026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.47% 0.031 4.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.0916, 45.8072, 49.0001) |
| Luminance | 0.4581 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 3.62
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 6.78
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 8.78
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.66
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 9.96
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 10.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8AEB3 #AEC8C3
analogous
#C8AEC0 #C8AEB3 #C8B6AE
triadic
#C8AEB3 #B3C8AE #AEB3C8
tetradic
#C8AEB3 #C0C8AE #AEC8C3 #B6AEC8
square
#C8AEB3 #C0C8AE #AEC8C3 #B6AEC8
split-complementary
#C8AEB3 #AEC8B6 #AEC0C8
monochromatic
#96666F #AF8A91 #C8AEB3 #E1D2D5 #F3EDEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#C8AEB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.16
#C8AEB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C8AEB3
10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8AEB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8AEB3 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.16 | 10.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B2B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B6B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CDADB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8aeb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 174, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.031 4.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d8c6c9',
500: '#c8aeb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8aeb3; $custom-light: #d8c6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8aeb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 174,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.462,
"s": 19.118,
"l": 73.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77474,
"c": 0.0308,
"h": 4.7
},
"luminance": 0.45806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8AEB3
secondary
#E2E9E8
accent
#9D8D48
background
#FDFCFC
surface
#FAF8F8
border
#D3D1D1
text
#141313
muted
#838282