#a48877

Color #a48877

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.11 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a48877

RGB

rgb(164, 136, 119)

HSL

hsl(22.7, 19.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.7, 27.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 27.4%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(58.82, 7.98, 13.11)

LCH

lch(58.82, 15.35, 58.67)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0422, 52.99)

HWB

hwb(22.7, 46.7%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7793a4

Analogous

#a4777d

#a48877

#a49f77

Triadic

#a48877

#77a488

#8877a4

Split-complementary

#a48877

#77a49f

#777da4

Tetradic

#a48877

#93a477

#7793a4

#8877a4

Square

#a48877

#7da477

#7793a4

#9f77a4

Shades

Color #a48877 mixed toward black.

#8d705f

#715a4c

#554339

#392d26

#1c1613

Tints

Color #a48877 mixed toward white.

#b39c8e

#c2b0a4

#d1c4bb

#e1d7d2

#f0ebe8

Tones

Color #a48877 mixed toward gray.

#a0897b

#9d8a7f

#998b82

#958c86

#918d8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99987b · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9c7c · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#a37f7f · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48877;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48877]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Frequently asked questions

#a48877 (#a48877) is rgb(164, 136, 119) in RGB.

No, #a48877 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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