#a08b89

Color #a08b89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.47 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a08b89

RGB

rgb(160, 139, 137)

HSL

hsl(5.2, 10.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.2, 14.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.1%, 14.4%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(59.66, 7.55, 3.98)

LCH

lch(59.66, 8.53, 27.8)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0257, 24.37)

HWB

hwb(5.2, 53.7%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#899ea0

Analogous

#a08992

#a08b89

#a09689

Triadic

#a08b89

#89a08b

#8b89a0

Split-complementary

#a08b89

#89a096

#8992a0

Tetradic

#a08b89

#9ea089

#899ea0

#8b89a0

Square

#a08b89

#92a089

#899ea0

#9689a0

Shades

Color #a08b89 mixed toward black.

#89716e

#6e5a58

#524442

#372d2c

#1b1716

Tints

Color #a08b89 mixed toward white.

#b09e9d

#c0b2b0

#cfc5c4

#dfd8d8

#efeceb

Tones

Color #a08b89 mixed toward gray.

#9e8c8b

#9c8e8d

#9a908f

#989191

#969392

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979789 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#999a8a · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#9f8a8a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a08b89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a08b89]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a08b89 (#a08b89) is rgb(160, 139, 137) in RGB.

No, #a08b89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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