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#c9989c color: Twice Shy

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355°
100%

OKLCH

72.7%
0.059
13°
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • Rose
  • Light
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • taupe-400
  • Black 21%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.48:1 · Below AALc -54
Black text8.45:1 · AALc 55

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About #c9989c

#c9989c is a dusty light rose color. In OKLCH it has 72.7% lightness, 0.059 chroma and a hue of 13°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.48:1 contrast and black text 8.45:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Twice Shy (#ca999e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-400.

More light rose colors

Lighter: #c9989c mixed with white

  1. c9989c
  2. cfa2a5
  3. d4acaf
  4. dab6b9
  5. dfc0c3
  6. e5cbcc
  7. ead5d6
  8. f0dfe0
  9. f5eaeb
  10. faf4f5

Darker: #c9989c mixed with black

  1. c9989c
  2. ae8487
  3. 957073
  4. 7c5c5f
  5. 644a4c
  6. 4c3839
  7. 362728
  8. 221718
  9. 0f0809
  10. 020101

Calmer: #c9989c with less saturation

  1. c9989c
  2. c69a9d
  3. c39b9e
  4. bf9d9f
  5. bc9ea0
  6. b9a0a1
  7. b5a1a2
  8. b2a2a3
  9. aea4a4
  10. aaa5a5