All About Color #C9B5B8

#C9B5B8

About #C9B5B8

#C9B5B8 is a light red color with the hex code #C9B5B8. In RGB it is red 201, green 181, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 351°, saturation 16%, lightness 75%; in CMYK it is 0%, 10%, 8%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 1.95:1 on white and 10.79:1 on black.

#C9B5B8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC9, B5, B8
CMYK0.00%, 9.95%, 8.46%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal201, 181, 184
HSL351°, 16%, 75%
RGB Octal311, 265, 270
HSV (HSB)351.00°, 9.95%, 78.82%
RGB Binary11001001, 10110101, 10111000
CIE-L*AB75.41, 7.65, 1.07
RGB Percent78.82%, 70.98%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH75.41, 7.72, 7.96
XYZ49.26, 48.93, 52.19
CIE-L*UV75.41, 11.62, 0.25
xyY0.33, 0.33, 48.93
Hunter-Lab69.95, 3.31, 4.72
RYB78.82%, 70.98%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C9B5B8 on a dark background: contrast 10.79:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C9B5B8 on a light background: contrast 1.95:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C9B5B8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#C9B5B8 · #F0EAEB · #A38085 · #B5C9C6 · #EAF0EF

Analogous palette

#C6B5C9 · #C9B5C2 · #C9B5B8 · #C9BCB5 · #C9C6B5

Triadic palette

#C9B5B8 · #B8C9B5 · #B5B8C9 · #F0EAEB · #EBF0EA

Tetradic palette

#C9B5B8 · #C2C9B5 · #B5C9C6 · #BCB5C9 · #A38085

Monochromatic palette

#856066 · #A9898E · #C9B5B8 · #EAE1E3 · #F4F0F1

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