#C99BA2#C99BA2
#C99BA2 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.056 H 8.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C99BA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 155, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 30%, 70%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 23%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 19.4%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.37, 18.19, 2.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.37, 18.43, 9.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.42% 0.055 0.0081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.42% 0.056 8.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3306, 38.4706, 39.3712) |
| Luminance | 0.3847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 3.38
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 3.75
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 3.86
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 4.48
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 4.77
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C99BA2 #9BC9C2
analogous
#C99BB9 #C99BA2 #C9AB9B
triadic
#C99BA2 #A2C99B #9BA2C9
tetradic
#C99BA2 #B9C99B #9BC9C2 #AB9BC9
square
#C99BA2 #B9C99B #9BC9C2 #AB9BC9
split-complementary
#C99BA2 #9BC9AB #9BB9C9
monochromatic
#98525D #B4737D #C99BA2 #DEC3C7 #F4EAEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#C99BA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.69
#C99BA2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C99BA2
8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C99BA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C99BA2 | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A2A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACAAA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D2989D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c99ba2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 155, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.056 8.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dab8bd',
500: '#c99ba2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c99ba2; $custom-light: #dab8bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c99ba2",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 155,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.87,
"s": 29.87,
"l": 69.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73424,
"c": 0.05562,
"h": 8.3
},
"luminance": 0.38469
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C99BA2
secondary
#D9E6E4
accent
#A9983D
background
#FDFBFB
surface
#FBF6F6
border
#D4D0D0
text
#151112
muted
#838081