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Dusty Rose — #C9A9A6

#C9A9A6, primarily known as Dusty Rose, is composed of 79% red, 66% green, and 65% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow, 21% black. In HSL the hue angle is 5°, saturation 24%, and lightness 72%. The closest web-safe color is #CC9999.

Closest named match: Lovebug (#C8ABA8, ΔE 1.34)

Format Value Copy
HEX #C9A9A6
RGB rgb(201, 169, 166)
HSL hsl(5.1, 24.5%, 72%)
HSV hsv(5.1, 17.4%, 78.8%)
CMYK cmyk(0%, 15.9%, 17.4%, 21.2%)
OKLCH oklch(76.22% 0.0378 24.32)
HWB hwb(5.1 65.1% 21.2%)
LAB lab(72.1% 11.69 6.14)
LCH lch(72.1% 13.2 27.7)
OKLAB oklab(76.22% 0.0345 0.0156)
XYZ X 45.16 Y 43.55 Z 42.1
Web Safe #CC9999
RGB Percent 78.8%, 66.3%, 65.1%
Decimal 13216166

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On white

Sample

2.16:1

AA normal ✗ · AA large ✗

On black

Sample

9.71:1

AA normal ✓ · AA large ✓

Protanopia

94% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

95% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

98% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

94% similar

0.003% of population

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