#a48686

Color #a48686

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a48686

RGB

rgb(164, 134, 134)

HSL

hsl(0, 14.2%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 18.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.3%, 18.3%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(58.66, 11.42, 4.31)

LCH

lch(58.66, 12.21, 20.68)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0367, 18.24)

HWB

hwb(0, 52.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86a4a4

Analogous

#a48695

#a48686

#a49586

Triadic

#a48686

#86a486

#8686a4

Split-complementary

#a48686

#86a495

#8695a4

Tetradic

#a48686

#a4a486

#86a4a4

#8686a4

Square

#a48686

#95a486

#86a4a4

#9586a4

Shades

Color #a48686 mixed toward black.

#8e6a6a

#715555

#554040

#392b2b

#1c1515

Tints

Color #a48686 mixed toward white.

#b39a9a

#c2aeae

#d1c2c2

#e1d7d7

#f0ebeb

Tones

Color #a48686 mixed toward gray.

#a18888

#9f8b8b

#9c8d8d

#9a9090

#979292

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#989886 · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#9a9c86 · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#a38686 · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a48686;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48686]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a48686 (#a48686) is rgb(164, 134, 134) in RGB.

No, #a48686 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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