#a18c87

Color #a18c87

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a18c87

RGB

rgb(161, 140, 135)

HSL

hsl(11.5, 12.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.5, 16.1%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 16.1%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(59.96, 7.03, 5.57)

LCH

lch(59.96, 8.97, 38.39)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0265, 33.63)

HWB

hwb(11.5, 52.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#879ca1

Analogous

#a1878f

#a18c87

#a19987

Triadic

#a18c87

#87a18c

#8c87a1

Split-complementary

#a18c87

#87a199

#878fa1

Tetradic

#a18c87

#9ca187

#879ca1

#8c87a1

Square

#a18c87

#8fa187

#879ca1

#9987a1

Shades

Color #a18c87 mixed toward black.

#8a726c

#6f5b57

#534441

#372e2b

#1c1716

Tints

Color #a18c87 mixed toward white.

#b19f9b

#c0b2af

#d0c5c3

#e0d9d7

#efeceb

Tones

Color #a18c87 mixed toward gray.

#9f8d89

#9d8f8b

#9a908d

#989190

#969392

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989888 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9b89 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#a08989 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a18c87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18c87]

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Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Frequently asked questions

#a18c87 (#a18c87) is rgb(161, 140, 135) in RGB.

No, #a18c87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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