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#C9A2A2

#c9a2a2 ≈ Pastel Pink

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#c9a2a2 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 63.53% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.4% magenta, 19.4% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 26.53% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Pink (#dea5a4), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.4087

Complementary

  1. #c9a2a2
  2. #a2c9c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9a2a2
  2. #a2c9b6
  3. #a2b6c9

Analogous

  1. #c9a2b6
  2. #c9a2a2
  3. #c9b6a2

Triadic

  1. #c9a2a2
  2. #a2c9a2
  3. #a2a2c9

Tetradic

  1. #c9a2a2
  2. #c9c9a2
  3. #a2c9c9
  4. #a2a2c9

Square

  1. #c9a2a2
  2. #b6c9a2
  3. #a2c9c9
  4. #b6a2c9

Monochromatic

  1. #854d4d
  2. #ad7272
  3. #c9a2a2
  4. #e5d2d2
  5. #f8f2f2

Shades

#c9a2a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9a2a2
  2. #b59292
  3. #a18282
  4. #8d7171
  5. #796161
  6. #655151
  7. #504141
  8. #3c3131
  9. #282020
  10. #141010
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9a2a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9a2a2
  2. #ceabab
  3. #d4b5b5
  4. #d9bebe
  5. #dfc7c7
  6. #e4d1d1
  7. #e9dada
  8. #efe3e3
  9. #f4ecec
  10. #faf6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9a2a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9a2a2
  2. #c29f9f
  3. #ba9b9b
  4. #b39898
  5. #ac9494
  6. #a59191
  7. #9d8e8e
  8. #968a8a
  9. #8f8787
  10. #878383
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a8a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a7a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2aea1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d19ea2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7a5a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba9a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cea0a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9a2a2 {
  color: #c9a2a2;
}
Background
.bg-c9a2a2 {
  background-color: #c9a2a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9a2a2 {
  border: 2px solid #c9a2a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9a2a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 162 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 27% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9a2a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9a2a2, #c9b6a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9a2a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 162 162 / 0.35);
}

#dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 4.94 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.55 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.04 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 9.43 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 9.96 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.31 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 10.43 #365d5d Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Pastel Pink
#c9a2a2  rgb(201, 162, 162)  hsl(0, 27%, 71%)  Pastel Pink
#a2c9c9  rgb(162, 201, 201)  hsl(180, 27%, 71%)  Opal
#a2c9a2  rgb(162, 201, 162)  hsl(120, 27%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green
#a2a2c9  rgb(162, 162, 201)  hsl(240, 27%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder