#a48b89

Color #a48b89

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.93 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a48b89

RGB

rgb(164, 139, 137)

HSL

hsl(4.4, 12.9%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.4, 16.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 16.5%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(60.04, 9.08, 4.57)

LCH

lch(60.04, 10.17, 26.72)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0305, 23.37)

HWB

hwb(4.4, 53.7%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89a2a4

Analogous

#a48994

#a48b89

#a49889

Triadic

#a48b89

#89a48b

#8b89a4

Split-complementary

#a48b89

#89a498

#8994a4

Tetradic

#a48b89

#a2a489

#89a2a4

#8b89a4

Square

#a48b89

#94a489

#89a2a4

#9889a4

Shades

Color #a48b89 mixed toward black.

#8e706d

#715957

#554342

#392d2c

#1c1616

Tints

Color #a48b89 mixed toward white.

#b39e9d

#c2b2b0

#d1c5c4

#e1d8d8

#f0eceb

Tones

Color #a48b89 mixed toward gray.

#a28d8b

#9f8f8d

#9d9190

#9b9392

#999594

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a89 · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#9b9d8a · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#a38a8a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48b89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48b89]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#a48b89 (#a48b89) is rgb(164, 139, 137) in RGB.

No, #a48b89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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