#a38a8a

Color #a38a8a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.07 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a38a8a

RGB

rgb(163, 138, 138)

HSL

hsl(0, 12%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 15.3%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 15.3%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(59.71, 9.43, 3.51)

LCH

lch(59.71, 10.06, 20.42)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0304, 18.02)

HWB

hwb(0, 54.1%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa3a3

Analogous

#a38a96

#a38a8a

#a3968a

Triadic

#a38a8a

#8aa38a

#8a8aa3

Split-complementary

#a38a8a

#8aa396

#8a96a3

Tetradic

#a38a8a

#a3a38a

#8aa3a3

#8a8aa3

Square

#a38a8a

#96a38a

#8aa3a3

#968aa3

Shades

Color #a38a8a mixed toward black.

#8c6e6e

#705858

#544242

#382c2c

#1c1616

Tints

Color #a38a8a mixed toward white.

#b29d9d

#c2b1b1

#d1c4c4

#e0d8d8

#f0ebeb

Tones

Color #a38a8a mixed toward gray.

#a18c8c

#9f8e8e

#9d9090

#9b9292

#999494

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99998a · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#9a9c8a · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#a28a8a · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a38a8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38a8a]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a38a8a (#a38a8a) is rgb(163, 138, 138) in RGB.

No, #a38a8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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