#C49F9C

Accessibility

AAA

8.79:1

Vs white / black

2.39:1 · 8.79:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#c49f9c

RGB

rgb(196, 159, 156)

RGBA

rgba(196, 159, 156, 1)

HSL

hsl(4, 25%, 69%)

HSLA

hsla(4, 25%, 69%, 1)

HSV

hsv(4, 20%, 77%)

LAB

lab(68.7% 13.19 6.74)

LCH

lch(68.7% 14.81 27.07)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7352 0.0406 0.0178)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7352 0.0443 23.67)

XYZ

xyz(41.16, 38.93, 36.79)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19%, 20%, 23%)

CSS

color: #c49f9c;

CSS variable

--color-c49f9c: #c49f9c;

SCSS

$color-c49f9c: #c49f9c;

JavaScript

const color = "#c49f9c";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#c49f9c";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#c49f9c" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#c49f9c", "rgb": { "r": 196, "g": 159, "b": 156 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7352 0.0443 23.67)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#c49f9c-1: #c49f9c;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

red-300

Very different · ΔE 11.63 · #FCA5A5

Nearest CSS named color

RosyBrown

Very different · ΔE 5.01 · #BC8F8F

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Very different · ΔE 7.34 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 24.48 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffefec 100fbe1de 200eaccc9 300d6b4b2 400bc9794 5009f7c79 600866765 7006c5250 800533e3c 9003b2a29 950241716

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

faf7f7 f5efef f0e7e6 ebdfde e6d7d6 e2cfce ddc7c5 d8bfbd d3b7b5 ceafad c9a7a4 c49f9c b4928f a38582 937775 836a68 725d5b 62504e 524241 413534 312827 211a1a 100d0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

faf7f7 f5efef f0e7e6 ebdfde e6d7d6 e2cfce ddc7c5 d8bfbd d3b7b5 ceafad c9a7a4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b4928f a38582 937775 836a68 725d5b 62504e 524241 413534 312827 211a1a 100d0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

be9c9a b99a97 b39795 ad9593 a89290 a2908e 9c8d8c 978a89 918887 8b8585 868382

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#C49F9CStop 1 #9CC1C4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C49CADStop 1 #C49F9CStop 2 #C4B39CStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#C49F9CStop 1 #9CC49FStop 2 #9F9CC4Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#C49F9CStop 1 #9CC4B3Stop 2 #9CADC4Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#402826Stop 1 #704643Stop 2 #9F6460Stop 3 #BC928FStop 4 #D9C1BFStop 5

Using this color

Where #c49f9c works

#C49F9C (#c49f9c) sits in the red family at about 4° hue, 25% saturation, and 69% lightness. Contrast is 2.39:1 on white and 8.79:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: red-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #c49f9c as small body text on white — 2.39:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #CC9999#CC9999 RosyBrown#BC8F8F Spectrum #C79B8A#C79B8A Spectrum #CB9386#CB9386 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Spectrum #D28D84#D28D84 Spectrum #DA9F86#DA9F86 Spectrum #DE9782#DE9782 Material Brown 300#A1887F Material Red 200#EF9A9A Spectrum #D4A487#D4A487 Spectrum #D68480#D68480