#a09596

Color #a09596

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a09596

RGB

rgb(160, 149, 150)

HSL

hsl(354.5, 5.5%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(354.5, 6.9%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 6.2%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(62.65, 4.23, 0.93)

LCH

lch(62.65, 4.33, 12.4)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.013, 11.05)

HWB

hwb(354.5, 58.4%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95a09f

Analogous

#a0959c

#a09596

#a09a95

Triadic

#a09596

#96a095

#9596a0

Split-complementary

#a09596

#95a09a

#959ca0

Tetradic

#a09596

#a09f95

#95a09f

#9596a0

Square

#a09596

#9ca095

#95a09f

#9a95a0

Shades

Color #a09596 mixed toward black.

#887a7b

#6d6162

#52494a

#363131

#1b1819

Tints

Color #a09596 mixed toward white.

#b0a7a8

#c0b8b9

#d0cacb

#dfdcdc

#efedee

Tones

Color #a09596 mixed toward gray.

#9f9697

#9e9798

#9d9898

#9c9999

#9b9a9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b96 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#9c9d96 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#9f9696 · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 5.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09596]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a09596 (#a09596) is rgb(160, 149, 150) in RGB.

No, #a09596 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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