#a18a87

Color #a18a87

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.95 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a18a87

RGB

rgb(161, 138, 135)

HSL

hsl(6.9, 12.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.9, 16.1%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.3%, 16.1%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(59.44, 8.16, 4.82)

LCH

lch(59.44, 9.48, 30.57)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0283, 26.66)

HWB

hwb(6.9, 52.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879ea1

Analogous

#a18791

#a18a87

#a19787

Triadic

#a18a87

#87a18a

#8a87a1

Split-complementary

#a18a87

#87a197

#8791a1

Tetradic

#a18a87

#9ea187

#879ea1

#8a87a1

Square

#a18a87

#91a187

#879ea1

#9787a1

Shades

Color #a18a87 mixed toward black.

#8a706c

#6f5957

#534341

#372d2b

#1c1616

Tints

Color #a18a87 mixed toward white.

#b19d9b

#c0b1af

#d0c4c3

#e0d8d7

#efebeb

Tones

Color #a18a87 mixed toward gray.

#9f8c89

#9d8d8b

#9a8f8d

#989190

#969292

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989788 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#999b88 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#a08888 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a18a87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18a87]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a18a87 (#a18a87) is rgb(161, 138, 135) in RGB.

No, #a18a87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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