#a09999

Color #a09999

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.08 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a09999

RGB

rgb(160, 153, 153)

HSL

hsl(0, 3.6%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 4.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 4.4%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(63.8, 2.55, 0.91)

LCH

lch(63.8, 2.71, 19.64)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0082, 17.77)

HWB

hwb(0, 60%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a0a0

Analogous

#a0999d

#a09999

#a09d99

Triadic

#a09999

#99a099

#9999a0

Split-complementary

#a09999

#99a09d

#999da0

Tetradic

#a09999

#a0a099

#99a0a0

#9999a0

Square

#a09999

#9da099

#99a0a0

#9d99a0

Shades

Color #a09999 mixed toward black.

#877e7e

#6c6565

#514b4b

#363232

#1b1919

Tints

Color #a09999 mixed toward white.

#b0aaaa

#c0bbbb

#d0cccc

#dfdddd

#efeeee

Tones

Color #a09999 mixed toward gray.

#a09a9a

#9f9a9a

#9e9b9b

#9d9c9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d99 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#9d9e99 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#a09999 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09999]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a09999 (#a09999) is rgb(160, 153, 153) in RGB.

No, #a09999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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