#a28c8a

Color #a28c8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a28c8a

RGB

rgb(162, 140, 138)

HSL

hsl(5, 11.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5, 14.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 14.8%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(60.13, 7.92, 4.12)

LCH

lch(60.13, 8.93, 27.48)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0268, 23.98)

HWB

hwb(5, 54.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa0a2

Analogous

#a28a94

#a28c8a

#a2988a

Triadic

#a28c8a

#8aa28c

#8c8aa2

Split-complementary

#a28c8a

#8aa298

#8a94a2

Tetradic

#a28c8a

#a0a28a

#8aa0a2

#8c8aa2

Square

#a28c8a

#94a28a

#8aa0a2

#988aa2

Shades

Color #a28c8a mixed toward black.

#8b716f

#6f5a59

#544442

#382d2c

#1c1716

Tints

Color #a28c8a mixed toward white.

#b19f9d

#c1b2b1

#d0c5c4

#e0d9d8

#efeceb

Tones

Color #a28c8a mixed toward gray.

#a08e8c

#9e8f8e

#9c9190

#9a9392

#989494

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99998a · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9c8b · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#a18b8b · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a28c8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a28c8a]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a28c8a (#a28c8a) is rgb(162, 140, 138) in RGB.

No, #a28c8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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